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Toni Collette is an Australian actress. Primarily known for her portrayals of troubled and multi-faceted women, she is known for starring in primetime television, independent films and blockbusters. She has received various accolades including five AACTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and a…
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Born 1 November 1972 · Q229291
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I felt pain in my stomach, and it just kind of escalated. Obviously, I didn’t understand what I was doing, I was 11.
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“I’m so fond of that experience and that character. It’s 25 years ago! When you go into a film, you connect to something and hope for the best. But to have that kind of reaction for what seems to be for ever is incredible.”
“I felt pain in my stomach, and it just kind of escalated. Obviously, I didn’t understand what I was doing, I was 11.”
“With something like The Sixth Sense, doing that scene was a relief. It was towards the end of the shoot, I had been living with the knowledge of that woman”
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Bollywood Hungama: Toni Collette to play Miss Marple in Audible’s The Murder at the Vicarage; Kit Harington joins cast
Wall Street Journal: Toni Collette Meditates at an Altar in Her Bedroom
The Guardian: Wayward review – Toni Collette is utterly magnificent in this eerie thriller about teen runaways
AV Club: Toni Collette goes full "Toni Collette" in the trailer for Mae Martin's Wayward
The Guardian: Muriel’s Wedding review – Toni Collette is outstanding in the film that brought Abba back
Collider: "It Was Quite Jarring": 'Mickey 17's Toni Collette and Naomi Ackie on Working in Bong Joon Ho's Unique Filmmaking Style
Collette starred in the Netflix limited series Wayward (2025), portraying Evelyn Wade, the founder and leader of a reform academy for troubled teens
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Deadline.com: Toni Collette, Andy Garcia, Alex Pettyfer & Eva De Dominici Lead Rom-Com ‘Under The Stars’ With Filming Underway In Italy; Arclight To Sell At Cannes
Played a devious wife to an egotistical politician played by Mark Ruffalo in Bong Joon-ho's dystopian science-fiction comedy Mickey 17 (2025)
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The Guardian: Mafia Mamma review – Toni Collette sells wacky empty-nester mob comedy hard
Yahoo: Toni Collette's First Reaction To Getting Cast In ‘The Sixth Sense’ Was ‘Ugh’
Page Six: Toni Collette reveals the one movie genre she’d never do: ‘Where the buck stops’
People: Toni Collette 'Wasn't Fussed' About Turning 50: 'I've Gotten to Know Myself'
The Guardian: The Power review – Toni Collette rules in this sparky sci-fi about superpowered women
Deadline.com: Toni Collette & Odessa Young Reunite On Nathan Silver’s Revenge Thriller ‘The Prima Donna’; Cornerstone Launching At The EFM
The Guardian: The Estate review – Toni Collette and A-list cast add class to sweary, crass comedy
Produced and acted in the action comedy Mafia Mamma
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People: Toni Collette Shares Poem About Courage and Change After Announcing Her Split from Husband
Page Six: Toni Collette, Dave Galafassi separated for ‘substantial’ amount of time before divorce
On 7 December 2022, Collette announced that she and Galafassi were divorcing.
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Had lead roles in the science fiction thriller film Stowaway, and Guillermo del Toro's neo-noir thriller film Nightmare Alley
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Took on a leading role in the drama film Dream Horse, playing a middle-aged South Wales native who decides to train a racehorse
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Collette took on the role of a police detective, Grace Rasmussen, investigating a troubling rape case, with Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever, in the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable
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Collette starred in the horror film Hereditary, playing Annie Graham, the matriarch of a family haunted by the supernatural following the death of her mother
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Attended the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party which seeks to raise money to support innovative HIV prevention, education programs and direct care and support services to people living with H
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Collette appeared in several films: to varying degrees of success
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Starring as Jennifer Jones in Will Eno's play The Realistic Joneses alongside co-stars Marisa Tomei, Michael C
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Was appointed as a global ambassador for Concern Worldwide
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Collette appeared in three comedy films, Tammy, A Long Way Down and Hector and the Search for Happiness
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Collette was seen in the independent film The Way, Way Back, opposite Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, and in Enough Said, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini
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Collette has contributed an exclusive blog on the fight against hunger and a call to action for Giving Tuesday and the holiday season to the Huffington Post
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But said she found it difficult to find enough time to commit to that project
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Was part of the host committee to hold the third annual Go Go Gala which will benefit the GO Campaign which seeks to help orphans and vulnerable children throughout the world
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for United States of Tara (2009).
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The actor auctioned off T-shirts of her own design to raise money for various charities
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Provided voice acting as Mary in the animated film Mary and Max
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And was nominated for both again in the following year
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Collette accepted the leading role in the Showtime TV comedy-drama series, United States of Tara
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Played a small role in Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, and also served as an executive producer
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Starred in Little Miss Sunshine, a comedy drama road movie about a family's trip to a children's beauty pageant
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With encouragement of her husband Dave Galafassi on drums (ex-Gelbison), she formed Toni Collette & the Finish in Sydney
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In Her Shoes, was a comedy drama about the relationship between two sisters (Rose and Maggie Feller) and their estranged grandmother, co-starring Cameron Diaz and Shirley MacLaine
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Had a supporting role in The Hours, based on the novel of the same name, playing Kitty, a woman who plans to undergo surgery for her infertility
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Appeared in the HBO TV movie Dinner with Friends and played Beth, a middle-aged woman who struggles with her husband leaving her for another woman
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Awarded Theatre World Award (2000).
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Recorded nine tracks for the cast album, The Wild Party, for the eponymous Broadway musical
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Made her Broadway debut with a leading role in The Wild Party, playing Queenie, a masochistic showgirl who hosts a lavish party with her husband
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Sang three cover versions for the soundtrack of the film, Cosi: "Don't Dream It's Over" (originally by Crowded House), "Stand By Me" (Ben E
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Made her feature film debut in the ensemble comedy drama Spotswood (known in the US as The Efficiency Expert), which starred Anthony Hopkins and included a then-newcomer Russell Crowe
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Studied at National Institute of Dramatic Art (1992).
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Her agent alerted her to a proposed film project with a good role; a year later Muriel's Wedding (1994) was financed and started casting in June 1993
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A guest appearance as Tracy, on the Seven Network drama series A Country Practice Season 10, Episode 31, "The Sting: Part 1"
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With her parents' approval, she transferred to the Australian Theatre for Young People, later explaining, "I was 16
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On a comedy, variety show Blah Blah Blah as a singer
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Born 1972-11-01.
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