Toni Collette
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1972-11-01 (52 years old)
Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also Known As 토니 콜렛, Τόνι Κολέτ, ტონი კოლეტი, Toni Collette Galafassi, 東妮·克莉蒂, טוני קולט
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
Actor
as Livia Angelli
as Zoe Turner
as Leanne
as Gwen
as Agatha Gillman (voice)
as Kristin
as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
as Macey
as Self - Guest
as Kathleen Peterson
as Laura Oliver
as Zeena the Seer
as Marina Barnett
as Jan Vokes
as Mother
as Joni Thrombey
as Gretchen
as Detective Grace Rasmussen
as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
as Self - Annie
as Leslie
as Annie Graham
as Amy Bartle
as Catherine
as Scottie
as Joy Richards
as Herself
as Anne Fredericks
as Kate
as Emily Knowles
as Ruth Bucktin
as Jane Marke
as Anne Melocco
as Angela Zampino
as Self
as Sarah Engel
as Milly
as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
as Jean
as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
as Agnes
as Missi
as Maureen Thompson
as Margaret Wallace
as Sarah
as Ellie Klug
as Pam
as Ellen Sanders
as Peggy Robertson
as Shaz
as Narrator
as Patricia Herman
as Jane Brewster
as Zooey
as Narrator
as Mary (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Tara Gregson
as Self (uncredited)
as Melina Hines
as Mary
as Maggie Mollison
as Nina Mars
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Arden
as Sally
as Sheryl Hoover
as Donna D. Logand
as Kathy Graham
as Rose Feller
as Emily French
as Carla
as Self - Guest
as Sandy Edwards
as Self
as Kitty
as Sharon
as Fiona Brewer
as Michelle
as Self
as Beth
as Self - Guest
as Meg Bluegum (voice)
as Kath
as Diane Palmieri
as Self
as Lynn Sear
as Griselda
as Self
as Mandy Slade
as Michelle
as Diana Spencer
as Julia Armstrong
as Iris Chapman
as Harriet Smith
as Young Lilian Singer
as Cynthia
as Julie
as Muriel Heslop
as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
as Wendy Robinson
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Associate Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Writer
as Writer
Director
as Director