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Caitríona Balfe, then and now
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Born in Dublin on Oct. 4, 1979, Caitríona Balfe — pictured above on February 10, 2003 — got her start as a model, walking runways across the globe for major designers like Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, and Marc Jacobs. She made the transition to acting in the 2010s, picking up early roles in Super 8, Crush, and on the web series The Beauty Inside before joining Now You See Me as Jasmine Tressler. In 2014, Balfe landed the role of Outlander's Claire Randall, a gig she would continue for several years. See photos of Balfe through the years, ahead.
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Caitríona Balfe in the BCBG Max Azria Spring Runway Show on Sept. 15, 2003
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Caitríona Balfe in the Narciso Rodriguez Spring Runway Show on Sept. 13, 2005
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Caitríona Balfe at the MIFF Awards Party Night in Milan on May 18, 2009
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Caitríona Balfe at the "Picture Me: A Model's Diary" reception at the National Arts Club in New York City on Sept. 8, 2010
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Caitríona Balfe at a screening of Now You See Me in Hollywood on May 23, 2013
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Caitríona Balfe at the Black Sails Los Angeles premiere on Jan. 8, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe at the Outlander panel at the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Jan. 10, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Jan. 11, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe at the Winter 2014 TCAs in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander premiere at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 25, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe with Tobias Menzies and Lotte Verbeek at Comic-Con International 2014 in San Diego on July 26, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander screening at 92nd Street Y in New York City on July 28, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe at a private dinner hosted by Vogue to celebrate Tod's Creative Director Alessandra Facchinetti on Nov. 5, 2014
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Caitríona Balfe at the 41st Annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan and Diana Gabaldon at the Outlander panel at the 2015 Winter TCA press tour on Jan. 9, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe with Ben Robson, Sam Heughan, and James Nesbitt at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe at the 2015 InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards Post-Party in Beverly Hills on Jan. 11, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe at ELLE's Annual Women in Television Celebration in West Hollywood on Jan. 13, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe with Lotte Verbeek at the Outlander mid-season New York premiere on April 1, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel broadcast from Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego on July 10, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander panel during Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego on July 11, 2015
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Caitríona Balfe at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 10, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe with Sam Heughan at the Outlander Season 2 world premiere at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on April 4, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe on Late Night With Seth Meyers on April 27, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe at the Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe at the Café Society premiere and Opening Night Gala at the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations for Outlander in Los Angeles on June 16, 2016
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Caitríona Balfe at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 26, 2017
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Caitríona Balfe at the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall on May 13, 2018
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Caitríona Balfe at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 24, 2019
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Caitríona Balfe at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 9, 2020
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Caitríona Balfe at the Belfast European premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall on Oct. 12, 2021
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Caitríona Balfe at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 2022
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