Toni Collette
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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Movies (97)
Adiós, June
2025 · Helen
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Under the Stars
2025 · Audrey
Clint Eastwood : la légende
2025 · Self
Mickey 17
2025 · Ylfa
Jurado #2
2024 · Faith Killebrew
Krakens y sirenas: Conoce a los Gillman
2023 · Agatha Gillman (voice)
La heredera de la mafia
2023 · Kristin, Producer
Guerra De herederos
2022 · Macey
El Callejón de Las Almas Perdidas
2021 · Zeena the Seer
Pasajero inesperado
2021 · Marina Barnett
Cabalgando a la Gloria
2021 · Jan Vokes
Pienso en el final
2020 · Mother
Entre Navajas y Secretos
2019 · Joni Thrombey
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Gretchen
Let's Dance
2018 · Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018 · Self - Annie
Sonidos del Corazón
2018 · Leslie
El legado del diablo
2018 · Annie Graham, Executive Producer
The Yellow Birds
2018 · Amy Bartle
Birthmarked
2018 · Catherine
Un nuevo camino
2018 · Scottie
Making Muriel
2017 · Self
La Madame
2017 · Anne Fredericks
Una noche de locura
2017 · Kate
Código abierto
2017 · Emily Knowles
Jasper Jones
2017 · Ruth Bucktin
xXx: Reactivado
2017 · Jane Marke
Imperium
2016 · Angela Zampino
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016 · Self
Krampus: El Terror de la Navidad
2015 · Sarah
Ya te extraño
2015 · Milly
Blinky Bill the Movie
2015 · Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
Glassland
2015 · Jean
Los Boxtrolls
2014 · Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
Héctor y el secreto de la felicidad
2014 · Agnes
Tammy
2014 · Missi
A Long Way Down
2014 · Maureen Thompson
Una segunda oportunidad
2013 · Sarah
Lucky Them
2013 · Ellie Klug
Un camino hacia mí
2013 · Pam
Angel in the House
2013
Hitchcok, el maestro del suspenso
2012 · Peggy Robertson
Mental
2012 · Shaz
Storm Surfers
2012 · Narrator
Jesus Henry Christ
2012 · Patricia Herman
Noche de miedo
2011 · Jane Brewster
Foster
2011 · Zooey
Mary y Max
2009 · Mary (voice)
Sound Relief - SCG
2009 · Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Toni Collette (uncredited)
Tentaciones prohibidas
2008 · Melina Hines
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
2008 · Mary, Executive Producer
Un hermano diferente
2008 · Maggie Mollison, Executive Producer
Evening
2007 · Nina Mars
The Dead Girl
2006 · Arden
Mentes peligrosas
2006 · Sally, Executive Producer
Pequeña Miss Sunshine
2006 · Sheryl Hoover
Voces en la noche
2006 · Donna D. Logand
En sus zapatos
2005 · Rose Feller
El último golpe
2004 · Emily French
Connie y Carla
2004 · Carla
Japanese Story
2003 · Sandy Edwards
Las horas
2002 · Kitty
Dirty Deeds
2002 · Sharon
Un gran chico
2002 · Fiona Brewer
Fuera de control
2002 · Michelle
Una Cena Con Amigos
2001 · Beth
The Magic Pudding
2000 · Meg Bluegum (voice)
Hotel Splendide
2000 · Kath
Shaft
2000 · Diane Palmieri
Shaft: Still the Man
2000 · Self
The Sixth Sense
1999 · Lynn Sear
8 ½ Women
1999 · Griselda
Velvet Goldmine
1998 · Mandy Slade
The Boys
1998 · Michelle
Diana & Me
1997 · Diana Spencer
The James Gang
1997 · Julia Armstrong
Clockwatchers
1997 · Iris Chapman
Emma
1996 · Harriet Smith
Lilian's Story
1996 · Young Lilian Singer
The Pallbearer
1996 · Cynthia
Cosi
1996 · Julie
This Marching Girl Thing
1995 · Cindy
Muriel's Wedding
1994 · Muriel Heslop
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
Spotswood
1992 · Wendy Robinson
The Prima Donna
· Livia Angelli, Executive Producer
A French Pursuit
· Zoe Turner
Fangs
The Roots Manœuvre
Ibelin
· Trude Steen
Hot Mother
· Executive Producer
2034
Positano
Writers and Lovers
· Writer, Producer, Director
The Best Of
· Director
TV shows (34)
Wayward
2025 · Evelyn Wade
Las historias de Bluey
2024 · Self (voice)
El poder
2023 · Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Self – Actor and director
La Escalera
2022 · Kathleen Peterson
¿Sabes quién es?
2022 · Laura Oliver, Producer
Inconcebible
2019 · Detective Grace Rasmussen
Wanderlust
2018 · Joy Richards, Associate Producer
Blue Murder: Killer Cop
2017 · Anne Melocco
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Movie Juice
2014 · Self - Interviewee
Devil's Playground
2014 · Margaret Wallace
Rehenes
2013 · Ellen Sanders
The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch
2011 · Narrator
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
United States of Tara
2009 · Tara Gregson
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self, Self - Guest
Tsunami: El día después
2006 · Kathy Graham
The One Show
2006 · Self
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · Self - Guest
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Sucré salé
2002 · Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
Rove
1999 · Self
TRL
1998
The View
1997 · Self
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Lenni
· Lenni, Executive Producer