Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 1, 1972
Place of Birth:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Toni Collette
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mickey 17 | Ylfa |
| 2025 | Under The Stars | |
| 2025 | Clint Eastwood : la légende | Herself |
| 2024 | Juror #2 | Faith Killebrew |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Agatha Gillman (voice) |
| 2023 | Mafia Mamma | Kristin |
| 2022 | The Estate | Macey |
| 2021 | Stowaway | Marina Barnett |
| 2021 | Dream Horse | Jan Vokes |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Zeena the Seer |
| 2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Mother |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Gretchen |
| 2019 | Knives Out | Joni Thrombey |
| 2018 | Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary | Self - Annie |
| 2018 | The Yellow Birds | Amy Bartle |
| 2018 | Please Stand By | Scottie |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud | Leslie |
| 2018 | Birthmarked | Catherine |
| 2018 | Hereditary | Annie Graham |
| 2018 | Let's Dance | Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies" |
| 2017 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Jane Marke |
| 2017 | Jasper Jones | Ruth Bucktin |
| 2017 | Unlocked | Emily Knowles |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Kate |
| 2017 | Madame | Anne Fredericks |
| 2017 | Making Muriel | Herself |
| 2016 | Imperium | Angela Zampino |
| 2016 | The 4%: Film's Gender Problem | Self |
| 2015 | Glassland | Jean |
| 2015 | Krampus | Sarah Engel |
| 2015 | Blinky Bill the Movie | Beryl / Cheryl (voice) |
| 2015 | Miss You Already | Milly |
| 2014 | A Long Way Down | Maureen Thompson |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls | Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice) |
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | Agnes |
| 2014 | Tammy | Missi |
| 2013 | The Way Way Back | Pam |
| 2013 | Enough Said | Sarah |
| 2013 | Lucky Them | Ellie Klug |
| 2012 | Storm Surfers | Narrator |
| 2012 | Jesus Henry Christ | Patricia Herman |
| 2012 | Mental | Shaz |
| 2012 | Hitchcock | Peggy Robertson |
| 2011 | Foster | Zooey |
| 2011 | Fright Night | Jane Brewster |
| 2009 | Mary and Max | Mary (voice) |
| 2009 | Sound Relief - SCG | Self |
| 2008 | Towelhead | Melina Hines |
| 2008 | The Black Balloon | Maggie Mollison |
| 2008 | Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger | Mary |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Self (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Evening | Nina Mars |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Sheryl Hoover |
| 2006 | The Night Listener | Donna D. Logand |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Arden |
| 2006 | Like Minds | Sally |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Rose Feller |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Emily French |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Carla |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Sandy Edwards |
| 2002 | About a Boy | Fiona Brewer |
| 2002 | The Hours | Kitty |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Michelle |
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds | Sharon |
| 2001 | Dinner with Friends | Beth |
| 2000 | Shaft | Diane Palmieri |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Meg Bluegum (voice) |
| 2000 | Hotel Splendide | Kath |
| 2000 | Shaft: Still the Man | Self |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense | Lynn Sear |
| 1999 | 8 ½ Women | Griselda |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Mandy Slade |
| 1998 | The Boys | Michelle |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Iris Chapman |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Diana Spencer |
| 1997 | The James Gang | Julia Armstrong |
| 1996 | Emma | Harriet Smith |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Cynthia |
| 1996 | Cosi | Julie |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story | Young Lilian Singer |
| 1995 | This Marching Girl Thing | Cindy |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Muriel Heslop |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice) |
| 1992 | Spotswood | Wendy Robinson |
| The Prima Donna | Livia Angelli | |
| A French Pursuit | Zoe Turner | |
| Goodbye June | ||
| Fangs | ||
| The Roots Manœuvre | ||
| Mother Courage | April Bloom |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Power | Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez |
| 2022 | The Staircase | Kathleen Peterson |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | PIECES OF HER | Laura Oliver |
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Detective Grace Rasmussen |
| 2018 | Wanderlust | Joy Richards |
| 2017 | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Anne Melocco |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Devil's Playground | Margaret Wallace |
| 2013 | Hostages | Ellen Sanders |
| 2011 | The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch | Narrator |
| 2009 | United States of Tara | Tara Gregson |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Tsunami: The Aftermath | Kathy Graham |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2004 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2002 | Sucré salé | Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Rove | Self |
| 1998 | TRL | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Wayward | Leanne |