
Toni Collette
1 FOLLOWER • 57 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

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The One Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Graham Norton Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

The Hours

The Oscars

Tammy

Knives Out

Shaft

Wayward

The Boxtrolls

Mickey 17

Velvet Buzzsaw

Unlocked

A Long Way Down

The James Gang

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Enough Said

Emma

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Nightmare Alley

About a Boy

Krampus

Dinner with Friends

Velvet Goldmine

Like Minds

The Sixth Sense

The Way Way Back

Changing Lanes

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Little Miss Sunshine

The Staircase

Imperium

The Boys

Juror #2

Tsunami: The Aftermath

Unbelievable

Stowaway

Miss You Already

The Power

Mary and Max

The Estate

Hereditary

Hostages

PIECES OF HER

Mafia Mamma

United States of Tara

Wanderlust
Production Credits
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