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Toni Collette is an acclaimed Australian actress known for her work in television and independent films. She has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Tony Award. Collette has starred in a wide range of successful projects, from the comedy drama Muriel’s Wedding to the thriller The Sixth Sense and the comedy drama Little Miss Sunshine.
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About the Toni Collette
Toni Colletteis an Australian actress. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five AACTA Awards, with nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.
Collette made her film debut in the 1992 film Spotswood. Her breakthrough role came in the comedy drama Muriel’s Weddingand the comedy drama Little Miss Sunshineand the Max miniseries The Staircase (2022). She made her Broadway debut in The Wild Party (2000), earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
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 since 2007. Collette and Jen Turner co-founded the film production company Vocab Films in 2017.
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Toni Collette is an Australian actress who was born Collett on November 1, 1972.
Toni Collette has won a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five AACTA Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.
Toni Collette’s breakthrough role was in the 1994 comedy drama Muriel’s Wedding, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination and the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Some of Toni Collette’s other notable films include The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, Little Miss Sunshine, Knives Out, and Hereditary.
Toni Collette starred in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, and has received additional Emmy nominations for her roles in the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable and the Max miniseries The Staircase.
Toni Collette made her Broadway debut in The Wild Party, earning a Tony Award nomination, and was the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish, for which she wrote all 11 tracks of their sole album, Beautiful Awkward Pictures.
Toni Collette married Dave Galafassi, the drummer of the band Gelbison, in 2003, and the couple have two children together. Collette and Jen Turner also co-founded the film production company Vocab Films in 2017.
6 Quotes by Toni Collette
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We were just covered in dirt the whole time. It was so hot – and that was in winter. I can not imagine what it’s like in summer and how the people who actually live out there survive.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician
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Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician
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I’m glad that it was so physical and so isolated.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician
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I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They’re just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It’s kind of untouched, it’s not Americanized.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician
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Sometimes it was so quiet, it’s frightening. It really prioritizes things.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician
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Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard.
Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musician