Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Date of Birth:

Nov 01, 1972

Place of Birth:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Toni Collette Galafassi (November 1, 1972) is an Australian actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. After making her film debut in Spotswood (1992) and being nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, her breakthrough role came in the comedy-drama Muriel's Wedding (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination and won her the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Collette achieved greater international recognition for her role in the psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense (1999), and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received BAFTA Award nominations for her performances in the romantic comedy About a Boy (2002) and the comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Collette's films include diverse genres, such as the period comedy Emma (1996), the action thriller Shaft (2000), the period drama The Hours (2002), the romantic drama Japanese Story (2003), the comedies In Her Shoes (2005) and The Way, Way Back (2013), the horror films Krampus (2015) and Hereditary (2018), and the mystery film Knives Out (2019). Her Broadway performances include the lead role in The Wild Party (2000), which earned her a Tony Award nomination. In television, she starred in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara (2008–2011) and the Netflix drama miniseries Unbelievable (2019). For the former, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has won five AACTA Awards, from eight nominations. Collette married Dave Galafassi, drummer of the band Gelbison, in January 2003. The couple have two children together. As the lead singer of Toni Collette & the Finish, she wrote all 11 tracks of their sole album, Beautiful Awkward Pictures (2006). The band toured Australia, but have not performed nor released any new material after 2007. In 2017, Collette and Jen Turner co-founded the film production company Vocab Films.

filmography:

Krampus Krampus

2015

Glassland Glassland

2015

Tammy Tammy

2014

Imperium Imperium

2016

Mickey 17 Mickey 17

2025

Hitchcock Hitchcock

2012

Diana & Me Diana & Me

1997

Lucky Them Lucky Them

2013

Knives Out Knives Out

2019

Stowaway Stowaway

2021

Hereditary Hereditary

2018

Unlocked Unlocked

2017

Madame Madame

2017

Mental Mental

2012

Evening Evening

2007

8 ½ Women 8 ½ Women

1999

Emma Emma

1996

The Hours The Hours

2002

Shaft Shaft

2000

Towelhead Towelhead

2008

Cosi Cosi

1996

Foster Foster

2011

Juror #2 Juror #2

2024

Spotswood Spotswood

1992

Like Minds Like Minds

2006

The Estate The Estate

2022

The Boys The Boys

1998

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