Toni Collette

Born: 1972-11-01 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2025

Mickey 17 as Ylfa
Wayward as Evelyn Wade
Goodbye June as Helen
Under the Stars as Audrey
Clint Eastwood : la légende as Self
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)

2024

Juror #2 as Faith Killebrew

2023

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken as Agatha Gillman (voice)
The Power as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
Mafia Mamma as Kristin

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor and director
The Staircase as Kathleen Peterson
PIECES OF HER as Laura Oliver
The Estate as Macey

2021

Nightmare Alley as Zeena the Seer
Stowaway as Marina Barnett
Dream Horse as Jan Vokes

2020

I'm Thinking of Ending Things as Mother

2019

Knives Out as Joni Thrombey
Unbelievable as Detective Grace Rasmussen
Velvet Buzzsaw as Gretchen

2018

Hereditary as Annie Graham
Wanderlust as Joy Richards
Please Stand By as Scottie
Hearts Beat Loud as Leslie
The Yellow Birds as Amy Bartle
Let's Dance as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
Birthmarked as Catherine
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary as Self - Annie

2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage as Jane Marke
Unlocked as Emily Knowles
Fun Mom Dinner as Kate
Blue Murder: Killer Cop as Anne Melocco
Madame as Anne Fredericks
Jasper Jones as Ruth Bucktin
Making Muriel as Self

2016

Imperium as Angela Zampino
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
Krampus as Sarah
Miss You Already as Milly
Blinky Bill the Movie as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
Glassland as Jean

2014

The Boxtrolls as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
Tammy as Missi
Hector and the Search for Happiness as Agnes
A Long Way Down as Maureen Thompson
Devil's Playground as Margaret Wallace
Movie Juice as Self - Interviewee

2013

Hostages as Ellen Sanders
The Way Way Back as Pam
Enough Said as Sarah
Lucky Them as Ellie Klug

2012

Hitchcock as Peggy Robertson
Mental as Shaz
Jesus Henry Christ as Patricia Herman
Storm Surfers as Narrator

2006

The One Show as Self
Little Miss Sunshine as Sheryl Hoover
Tsunami: The Aftermath as Kathy Graham
Like Minds as Sally
The Dead Girl as Arden
The Night Listener as Donna D. Logand

2005

In Her Shoes as Rose Feller

2004

Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest
The Last Shot as Emily French
Connie and Carla as Carla

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
Japanese Story as Sandy Edwards

2002

The Hours as Kitty
About a Boy as Fiona Brewer
Changing Lanes as Michelle
Sucré salé as Self
Dirty Deeds as Sharon

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
Dinner with Friends as Beth

2000

Shaft as Diane Palmieri
Hotel Splendide as Kath
The Magic Pudding as Meg Bluegum (voice)
Shaft: Still the Man as Self

1999

The Sixth Sense as Lynn Sear
Rove as Self
8 ½ Women as Griselda

1998

TRL
Velvet Goldmine as Mandy Slade
The Boys as Michelle

1997

The View as Self
Clockwatchers as Iris Chapman
Diana & Me as Diana Spencer
The James Gang as Julia Armstrong

1996

Emma as Harriet Smith
Cosi as Julie
The Pallbearer as Cynthia
Lilian's Story as Young Lilian Singer

1995

This Marching Girl Thing as Cindy

1994

Muriel's Wedding as Muriel Heslop

1993

Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
The Thief and the Cobbler as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Spotswood as Wendy Robinson

1981

Wetten, dass..? as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self