
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 Oscars

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

The Hours

Tammy

Shaft

Knives Out

Wayward

The Boxtrolls

Mickey 17

Unlocked

Velvet Buzzsaw

Enough Said

The James Gang

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

A Long Way Down

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

The Way Way Back

Velvet Goldmine

Emma

About a Boy

Changing Lanes

The Sixth Sense

Like Minds

Krampus

Nightmare Alley

Dinner with Friends

Miss You Already

The Staircase

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Imperium

Unbelievable

Little Miss Sunshine

Tsunami: The Aftermath

The Boys

Juror #2

Stowaway

Mary and Max

Wanderlust

The Estate

PIECES OF HER

The Power

Hereditary

Hostages

Mafia Mamma

United States of Tara
Production Credits
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