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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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2025 Goodbye June
2025 The Prima Donna as Livia Angelli Executive Producer
2025 Under The Stars
2025 A French Pursuit as Zoe Turner
2025 Writers and Lovers Writer, Director, Producer
2025 Behind the Lens: Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17
2025 Mickey 17: A World Reimagined
2025 Mickey 17 as Ylfa
2024 Juror #2 as Faith Killebrew
2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken as Agatha Gillman (voice)
2023 Mafia Mamma as Kristin Producer
2022 The Estate as Macey
2021 Nightmare Alley as Zeena the Seer
2021 Stowaway as Marina Barnett
2021 Dream Horse as Jan Vokes
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things as Mother
2019 Knives Out as Joni Thrombey
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw as Gretchen
2018 Let's Dance as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
2018 Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary as Self - Annie
2018 Hearts Beat Loud as Leslie
2018 Hereditary as Annie Graham Executive Producer
2018 The Yellow Birds as Amy Bartle
2018 Birthmarked as Catherine
2018 Please Stand By as Scottie
2017 Making Muriel as Herself
2017 Madame as Anne Fredericks
2017 Fun Mom Dinner as Kate
2017 Unlocked as Emily Knowles
2017 Jasper Jones as Ruth Bucktin
2017 xXx: Return of Xander Cage as Jane Marke
2016 Imperium as Angela Zampino
2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
2015 Krampus as Sarah Engel
2015 Miss You Already as Milly
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
2015 Glassland as Jean
2014 The Boxtrolls as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
2014 Hector and the Search for Happiness as Agnes
2014 Tammy as Missi
2014 A Long Way Down as Maureen Thompson
2013 Enough Said as Sarah
2013 Lucky Them as Ellie Klug
2013 The Way Way Back as Pam
2012 Hitchcock as Peggy Robertson
2012 Mental as Shaz
2012 Storm Surfers as Narrator
2012 Jesus Henry Christ as Patricia Herman
2011 Fright Night as Jane Brewster
2011 Foster as Zooey
2009 Mary and Max as Mary (voice)
2009 Sound Relief - SCG as Self
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Self (uncredited)
2008 Towelhead as Melina Hines
2008 Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger as Mary Executive Producer
2008 The Black Balloon as Maggie Mollison Executive Producer
2007 Evening as Nina Mars
2006 The Dead Girl as Arden
2006 Like Minds as Sally Executive Producer
2006 Little Miss Sunshine as Sheryl Hoover
2006 The Night Listener as Donna D. Logand
2005 In Her Shoes as Rose Feller
2004 The Last Shot as Emily French
2004 Connie and Carla as Carla
2003 Japanese Story as Sandy Edwards
2002 The Hours as Kitty
2002 Dirty Deeds as Sharon
2002 About a Boy as Fiona Brewer
2002 Changing Lanes as Michelle
2001 Dinner with Friends as Beth
2000 The Magic Pudding as Meg Bluegum (voice)
2000 Hotel Splendide as Kath
2000 Shaft as Diane Palmieri
2000 Shaft: Still the Man as Self
1999 The Sixth Sense as Lynn Sear
1999 8 ½ Women as Griselda
1998 Velvet Goldmine as Mandy Slade
1998 The Boys as Michelle
1997 Diana & Me as Diana Spencer
1997 The James Gang as Julia Armstrong
1997 Clockwatchers as Iris Chapman
1996 Emma as Harriet Smith
1996 Lilian's Story as Young Lilian Singer
1996 The Pallbearer as Cynthia
1996 Cosi as Julie
1995 This Marching Girl Thing as Cindy
1994 Muriel's Wedding as Muriel Heslop
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
1992 Spotswood as Wendy Robinson