CaitrÃona Mary Balfe (/kəˈtriË nÉ™ ˈbælf/; born 4 October 1979)
is an Irish actress, producer and former fashion model. She is best
known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz drama series
Outlander (2014â€"present), for which she has won two People's Choice
Awards, two Saturn Awards, and an Irish Film and Television Award, and
received four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a
Television Series â€" Drama.In 1999, while studying Drama at the
Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion
model in Paris. She was featured both in advertising campaigns and on
runways for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Max Mara,
Bottega Veneta and Oscar de la Renta over ten years before refocusing
on acting. She had leading roles in the web series The Beauty Inside
(2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012â€"2013), and appeared in the
films Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), Escape Plan (2013), Money
Monster (2016), and Ford v. Ferrari (2019).Balfe was born in Dublin,
Ireland, and grew up in the village of Tydavnet, near Monaghan, in a
family of seven. Her father is a retired Garda Sergeant.
is an Irish actress, producer and former fashion model. She is best
known for her starring role as Claire Fraser in the Starz drama series
Outlander (2014â€"present), for which she has won two People's Choice
Awards, two Saturn Awards, and an Irish Film and Television Award, and
received four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a
Television Series â€" Drama.In 1999, while studying Drama at the
Dublin Institute of Technology, Balfe was offered work as a fashion
model in Paris. She was featured both in advertising campaigns and on
runways for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Max Mara,
Bottega Veneta and Oscar de la Renta over ten years before refocusing
on acting. She had leading roles in the web series The Beauty Inside
(2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012â€"2013), and appeared in the
films Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), Escape Plan (2013), Money
Monster (2016), and Ford v. Ferrari (2019).Balfe was born in Dublin,
Ireland, and grew up in the village of Tydavnet, near Monaghan, in a
family of seven. Her father is a retired Garda Sergeant.
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