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Known for Acting Age 54 years Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Toni Collette
Biography
Life and career
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.
Filmography
46 films

Goodbye June
2025as Helen

Mickey 17
2025as Ylfa

Juror #2
2024as Faith Killebrew

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
2023as Agatha Gillman (voice)

Mafia Mamma
2023as KristinProducer

Nightmare Alley
2021as Zeena the Seer

Stowaway
2021as Marina Barnett

Dream Horse
2021as Jan Vokes

I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020as Mother

Knives Out
2019as Joni Thrombey

Velvet Buzzsaw
2019as Gretchen

Hereditary
2018as Annie GrahamExecutive Producer

The Yellow Birds
2018as Amy Bartle

Madame
2017as Anne Fredericks

Fun Mom Dinner
2017as Kate

Unlocked
2017as Emily Knowles

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017as Jane Marke

Imperium
2016as Angela Zampino

Krampus
2015as Sarah

Miss You Already
2015as Milly

The Boxtrolls
2014as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)

Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014as Agnes

Tammy
2014as Missi

A Long Way Down
2014as Maureen Thompson

Enough Said
2013as Sarah

The Way Way Back
2013as Pam

Hitchcock
2012as Peggy Robertson

Fright Night
2011as Jane Brewster

Foster
2011as Zooey

Mary and Max
2009as Mary (voice)

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008as Self (uncredited)

Evening
2007as Nina Mars

The Dead Girl
2006as Arden

Like Minds
2006as SallyExecutive Producer

Little Miss Sunshine
2006as Sheryl Hoover

In Her Shoes
2005as Rose Feller

The Last Shot
2004as Emily French

The Hours
2002as Kitty

About a Boy
2002as Fiona Brewer

Changing Lanes
2002as Michelle

Shaft
2000as Diane Palmieri

The Sixth Sense
1999as Lynn Sear

Velvet Goldmine
1998as Mandy Slade

Emma
1996as Harriet Smith

Muriel's Wedding
1994as Muriel Heslop

The Thief and the Cobbler
1993as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)