Cast & creator
Toni Collette
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Show with David Letterman
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.
Also known as: Toni Collette Galafassi, Toni Collett, Antonia Colette
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (140)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
The View
Self
1997
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The One Show
Self
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor and director
2022
The Oscars
Self
1953
Knives Out
Joni Thrombey
2019
Mickey 17
Ylfa
2025
The Sixth Sense
Lynn Sear
1999
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Jane Marke
2017
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Hereditary
Annie Graham
2018Hereditary
Executive Producer
2018
TRL
1998
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
2004
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Agatha Gillman (voice)
2023
The Boxtrolls
Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
2014
Unbelievable
Detective Grace Rasmussen
2019
United States of Tara
Tara Gregson
2009
Wayward
Evelyn Wade
2025
Juror #2
Faith Killebrew
2024
Rove
Self
1999
Fright Night
Jane Brewster
2011
Little Miss Sunshine
Sheryl Hoover
2006
Nightmare Alley
Zeena the Seer
2021
The Power
Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
2023
The Staircase
Kathleen Peterson
2022
Mary and Max
Mary (voice)
2009
Sucré salé
Self
2002
PIECES OF HER
Laura Oliver
2022PIECES OF HER
Producer
2022Movie Juice
Self - Interviewee
2014
The Way Way Back
Pam
2013
Mafia Mamma
Kristin
2023Mafia Mamma
Producer
2023
In Her Shoes
Rose Feller
2005
About a Boy
Fiona Brewer
2002
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Kathy Graham
2006
Please Stand By
Scottie
2018
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Toni Collette (uncredited)
2008
Goodbye June
Helen
2025
Shaft
Diane Palmieri
2000
Changing Lanes
Michelle
2002
Hostages
Ellen Sanders
2013
Enough Said
Sarah
2013
Krampus
Sarah
2015
Muriel's Wedding
Muriel Heslop
1994
Unlocked
Emily Knowles
2017
The Hours
Kitty
2002
Dream Horse
Jan Vokes
2021
A Long Way Down
Maureen Thompson
2014
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Mother
2020
Imperium
Angela Zampino
2016
Velvet Buzzsaw
Gretchen
2019
Wanderlust
Joy Richards
2018Wanderlust
Associate Producer
2018
Hitchcock
Peggy Robertson
2012
Bluey Book Reads
Self (voice)
2024
Miss You Already
Milly
2015
Velvet Goldmine
Mandy Slade
1998
The Estate
Macey
2022
Stowaway
Marina Barnett
2021
Fun Mom Dinner
Kate
2017
Blinky Bill the Movie
Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
2015
The Thief and the Cobbler
Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
1993
Emma
Harriet Smith
1996
Devil's Playground
Margaret Wallace
2014
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Agnes
2014
The Dead Girl
Arden
2006
Tammy
Missi
2014
Towelhead
Melina Hines
2008
Madame
Anne Fredericks
2017
Under the Stars
Audrey
2025
The Pallbearer
Cynthia
1996
The Last Shot
Emily French
2004
Like Minds
Sally
2006Like Minds
Executive Producer
2006
The Yellow Birds
Amy Bartle
2018
The Night Listener
Donna D. Logand
2006
Connie and Carla
Carla
2004
8 ½ Women
Griselda
1999
Blue Murder: Killer Cop
Anne Melocco
2017
Hearts Beat Loud
Leslie
2018
Dirty Deeds
Sharon
2002
Lucky Them
Ellie Klug
2013
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
2025Clint Eastwood : la légende
Self
2025
Dinner with Friends
Beth
2001
Clockwatchers
Iris Chapman
1997
Evening
Nina Mars
2007
Jasper Jones
Ruth Bucktin
2017
The Magic Pudding
Meg Bluegum (voice)
2000Positano
Storm Surfers
Narrator
2012
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
2016
Foster
Zooey
2011
Spotswood
Wendy Robinson
1992
Mental
Shaz
20122034
Jesus Henry Christ
Patricia Herman
2012Hot Mother
Hot Mother
Executive Producer
This Marching Girl Thing
Cindy
1995
Japanese Story
Sandy Edwards
2003
Cosi
Julie
1996
The Black Balloon
Maggie Mollison
2008The Black Balloon
Executive Producer
2008
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
Self - Annie
2018
Glassland
Jean
2015
Let's Dance
Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
2018
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Mary
2008Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Executive Producer
2008
Sound Relief - SCG
Self
2009Ibelin
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
2000
The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch
Narrator
2011
The James Gang
Julia Armstrong
1997
Making Muriel
Self
2017
Hotel Splendide
Kath
2000
Angel in the House
2013
Birthmarked
Catherine
2018The Roots Manœuvre
Lilian's Story
Young Lilian Singer
1996
The Boys
Michelle
1998The Prima Donna
Livia Angelli
The Prima Donna
Executive Producer
Writers and Lovers
Writer
Writers and Lovers
Director
Writers and Lovers
Producer
Fangs
Diana & Me
Diana Spencer
1997
A French Pursuit
Zoe Turner