Toni Collette
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Person

Toni Collette

Known for
Acting
Born
November 1, 1972
Place of birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also known as
Toni Collette Galafassi, Toni Collett, Antonia Colette

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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.

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In Catlg

4 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (4)

Filmography

  • Clint Eastwood : la légendeFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • Goodbye JuneFilm · 2025 · as Helen
  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesFilm · 2025 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Mickey 17Film · 2025 · as Ylfa
  • Under the StarsFilm · 2025 · as Audrey
  • WaywardTV · 2025 · as Evelyn Wade · 8 episodes
  • Bluey Book ReadsTV · 2024 · as Self (voice) · 1 episode
  • Juror #2Film · 2024 · as Faith Killebrew
  • Mafia MammaFilm · 2023 · as Kristin
  • Mafia MammaFilm · 2023 · Producer
  • Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenFilm · 2023 · as Agatha Gillman (voice)
  • The PowerTV · 2023 · as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez · 9 episodes
  • PIECES OF HERTV · 2022 · as Laura Oliver · 8 episodes
  • PIECES OF HERTV · 2022 · Producer · 8 episodes
  • SherriTV · 2022 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV · 2022 · as Self – Actor and director · 1 episode
  • The EstateFilm · 2022 · as Macey
  • The StaircaseTV · 2022 · as Kathleen Peterson · 8 episodes
  • Dream HorseFilm · 2021 · as Jan Vokes
  • Nightmare AlleyFilm · 2021 · as Zeena the Seer
  • StowawayFilm · 2021 · as Marina Barnett
  • I'm Thinking of Ending ThingsFilm · 2020 · as Mother
  • Knives OutFilm · 2019 · as Joni Thrombey
  • UnbelievableTV · 2019 · as Detective Grace Rasmussen · 8 episodes
  • Velvet BuzzsawFilm · 2019 · as Gretchen
  • BirthmarkedFilm · 2018 · as Catherine
  • Cursed: The True Nature of HereditaryFilm · 2018 · as Self - Annie
  • Hearts Beat LoudFilm · 2018 · as Leslie
  • HereditaryFilm · 2018 · as Annie Graham
  • Let's DanceFilm · 2018 · as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
  • Please Stand ByFilm · 2018 · as Scottie
  • The Yellow BirdsFilm · 2018 · as Amy Bartle
  • WanderlustTV · 2018 · as Joy Richards · 6 episodes
  • Blue Murder: Killer CopTV · 2017 · as Anne Melocco · 2 episodes
  • Fun Mom DinnerFilm · 2017 · as Kate
  • Jasper JonesFilm · 2017 · as Ruth Bucktin
  • MadameFilm · 2017 · as Anne Fredericks
  • Making MurielFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • UnlockedFilm · 2017 · as Emily Knowles
  • xXx: Return of Xander CageFilm · 2017 · as Jane Marke
  • ImperiumFilm · 2016 · as Angela Zampino
  • The 4%: Film's Gender ProblemFilm · 2016 · as Self
  • Blinky Bill the MovieFilm · 2015 · as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
  • GlasslandFilm · 2015 · as Jean
  • KrampusFilm · 2015 · as Sarah
  • Miss You AlreadyFilm · 2015 · as Milly
  • The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • A Long Way DownFilm · 2014 · as Maureen Thompson
  • Devil's PlaygroundTV · 2014 · as Margaret Wallace · 6 episodes
  • Hector and the Search for HappinessFilm · 2014 · as Agnes
  • Movie JuiceTV · 2014 · as Self - Interviewee · 1 episode
  • TammyFilm · 2014 · as Missi
  • The BoxtrollsFilm · 2014 · as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
  • Angel in the HouseFilm · 2013 · Acting
  • Enough SaidFilm · 2013 · as Sarah
  • HostagesTV · 2013 · as Ellen Sanders · 15 episodes
  • Lucky ThemFilm · 2013 · as Ellie Klug
  • The Way Way BackFilm · 2013 · as Pam
  • HitchcockFilm · 2012 · as Peggy Robertson
  • Jesus Henry ChristFilm · 2012 · as Patricia Herman
  • MentalFilm · 2012 · as Shaz
  • Storm SurfersFilm · 2012 · as Narrator
  • FosterFilm · 2011 · as Zooey
  • Fright NightFilm · 2011 · as Jane Brewster
  • The Gradual Demise of Phillipa FinchTV · 2011 · as Narrator · 1 episode
  • Mary and MaxFilm · 2009 · as Mary (voice)
  • Sound Relief - SCGFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • United States of TaraTV · 2009 · as Tara Gregson · 36 episodes
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV · 2009 · as Self - Guest · 3 episodes
  • Hey Hey It's Esther BlueburgerFilm · 2008 · as Mary
  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleFilm · 2008 · as Toni Collette (uncredited)
  • The Black BalloonFilm · 2008 · as Maggie Mollison
  • TowelheadFilm · 2008 · as Melina Hines
  • EveningFilm · 2007 · as Nina Mars
  • The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Like MindsFilm · 2006 · as Sally
  • Little Miss SunshineFilm · 2006 · as Sheryl Hoover
  • The Dead GirlFilm · 2006 · as Arden
  • The Night ListenerFilm · 2006 · as Donna D. Logand
  • The One ShowTV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Tsunami: The AftermathTV · 2006 · as Kathy Graham · 2 episodes
  • In Her ShoesFilm · 2005 · as Rose Feller
  • Big Fat QuizTV · 2004 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Connie and CarlaFilm · 2004 · as Carla
  • The Last ShotFilm · 2004 · as Emily French
  • Japanese StoryFilm · 2003 · as Sandy Edwards
  • The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
  • About a BoyFilm · 2002 · as Fiona Brewer
  • Changing LanesFilm · 2002 · as Michelle
  • Dirty DeedsFilm · 2002 · as Sharon
  • Sucré saléTV · 2002 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The HoursFilm · 2002 · as Kitty
  • Dinner with FriendsFilm · 2001 · as Beth
  • Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV · 2001 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Hotel SplendideFilm · 2000 · as Kath
  • ShaftFilm · 2000 · as Diane Palmieri
  • Shaft: Still the ManFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • The Magic PuddingFilm · 2000 · as Meg Bluegum (voice)
  • 8 ½ WomenFilm · 1999 · as Griselda
  • RoveTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Sixth SenseFilm · 1999 · as Lynn Sear
  • TRLTV · 1998 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The BoysFilm · 1998 · as Michelle
  • Velvet GoldmineFilm · 1998 · as Mandy Slade
  • ClockwatchersFilm · 1997 · as Iris Chapman
  • Diana & MeFilm · 1997 · as Diana Spencer
  • The James GangFilm · 1997 · as Julia Armstrong
  • The ViewTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
  • CosiFilm · 1996 · as Julie
  • EmmaFilm · 1996 · as Harriet Smith
  • Lilian's StoryFilm · 1996 · as Young Lilian Singer
  • The PallbearerFilm · 1996 · as Cynthia
  • This Marching Girl ThingFilm · 1995 · as Cindy
  • Muriel's WeddingFilm · 1994 · as Muriel Heslop
  • Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV · 1993 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Late Show with David LettermanTV · 1993 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Thief and the CobblerFilm · 1993 · as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
  • SpotswoodFilm · 1992 · as Wendy Robinson
  • The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV · 1992 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Wetten, dass..?TV · 1981 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 1 episode
  • 2034Film · Acting
  • A French PursuitFilm · as Zoe Turner
  • FangsFilm · Acting
  • Hot MotherFilm · Acting
  • IbelinFilm · as Trude Steen
  • PositanoFilm · Acting
  • The Prima DonnaFilm · as Livia Angelli
  • The Roots ManœuvreFilm · Acting
  • Writers and LoversFilm · Director
  • Writers and LoversFilm · Producer
  • Writers and LoversFilm · Writer

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