Toni Collette
1 FOLLOWER • 49 CREDITS • NOV 1, 1972 • 52
Biography
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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Graham Norton Show
The Oscars
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
The Hours
Tammy
Shaft
Knives Out
Wayward
Velvet Buzzsaw
Unlocked
The Boxtrolls
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Enough Said
Mickey 17
A Long Way Down
Nightmare Alley
Changing Lanes
Dinner with Friends
About a Boy
Emma
Krampus
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Way Way Back
Velvet Goldmine
The Sixth Sense
Like Minds
Imperium
Stowaway
Juror #2
Unbelievable
Tsunami: The Aftermath
The Staircase
Little Miss Sunshine
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
The Boys
Miss You Already
Hereditary
The Power
The Estate
PIECES OF HER
Mary and Max
Mafia Mamma
Hostages
United States of Tara
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
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