She was one of the Victoria's Secret's angels. On the TV show Conan, she was told that maybe she was the whitest VS model of its history.
For the last 2 years, fans have raised money for the charity OneTreePlanted on her birthday (October 4), totaling over $100,000.00 raised for tree planting worldwide, or over 100,000 trees.
Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama category for her role as Claire Randall in Outlander (2014), but lost to Sandra Oh for Killing Eve (2018).
Counts Kate Bush and Nina Simone among her most cherished performers. When she needs to "let off steam", she listens to punk rock.
She and husband Anthony were married secretly in the UK. He is a Scottish music producer.
Supported the repealing of Article 8 of the Constitution of Ireland that consecrated human lives from their conception and banned abortion.
Her father James was a police sergeant stationed near the border of Northern Ireland.
Shares date of birth with actress Rachael Leigh Cook.
Invited to join the actor's branch of AMPAS in 2022.