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

• 2025Goodbye June — Helen
• 2025Mickey 17 — Ylfa
• 2025Under the Stars — Audrey
• Wayward — Evelyn Wade
• 2024Juror #2 — Faith Killebrew
• 2023Mafia Mamma — Kristin, Producer
• 2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken — Agatha Gillman (voice)
• The Power — Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
• PIECES OF HER — Laura Oliver, Producer
• 2022The Estate — Macey
• The Staircase — Kathleen Peterson
• 2021Dream Horse — Jan Vokes
• 2021Nightmare Alley — Zeena the Seer
• 2021Stowaway — Marina Barnett
• 2020I'm Thinking of Ending Things — Mother
• 2019Knives Out — Joni Thrombey
• Unbelievable — Detective Grace Rasmussen
• 2019Velvet Buzzsaw — Gretchen
• 2018Birthmarked — Catherine
• 2018Hearts Beat Loud — Leslie
• 2018Hereditary — Annie Graham, Executive Producer
• 2018Let's Dance — Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
• 2018Please Stand By — Scottie
• 2018The Yellow Birds — Amy Bartle
• Wanderlust — Joy Richards, Associate Producer
• Blue Murder: Killer Cop — Anne Melocco
• 2017Fun Mom Dinner — Kate
• 2017Jasper Jones — Ruth Bucktin
• 2017Madame — Anne Fredericks
• 2017Unlocked — Emily Knowles
• 2017xXx: Return of Xander Cage — Jane Marke
• 2016Imperium — Angela Zampino
• 2015Blinky Bill the Movie — Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
• 2015Glassland — Jean
• 2015Krampus — Sarah
• 2015Miss You Already — Milly
• 2014A Long Way Down — Maureen Thompson
• Devil's Playground — Margaret Wallace
• 2014Hector and the Search for Happiness — Agnes
• 2014Tammy — Missi
• 2014The Boxtrolls — Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
• 2013Angel in the House
• 2013Enough Said — Sarah
• Hostages — Ellen Sanders
• 2013Lucky Them — Ellie Klug
• 2013The Way Way Back — Pam
• 2012Hitchcock — Peggy Robertson
• 2012Jesus Henry Christ — Patricia Herman
• 2012Mental — Shaz
• 2012Storm Surfers — Narrator
• 2011Foster — Zooey
• 2011Fright Night — Jane Brewster
• The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch — Narrator
• 2009Mary and Max — Mary (voice)
• United States of Tara — Tara Gregson
• 2008Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger — Mary, Executive Producer
• 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People — Toni Collette (uncredited)
• 2008The Black Balloon — Maggie Mollison, Executive Producer
• 2008Towelhead — Melina Hines
• 2007Evening — Nina Mars
• 2006Like Minds — Sally, Executive Producer
• 2006Little Miss Sunshine — Sheryl Hoover
• 2006The Dead Girl — Arden
• 2006The Night Listener — Donna D. Logand
• Tsunami: The Aftermath — Kathy Graham
• 2005In Her Shoes — Rose Feller
• 2004Connie and Carla — Carla
• 2004The Last Shot — Emily French
• 2003Japanese Story — Sandy Edwards
• 2002About a Boy — Fiona Brewer
• 2002Changing Lanes — Michelle
• 2002Dirty Deeds — Sharon
• 2002The Hours — Kitty
• 2001Dinner with Friends — Beth
• 2000Hotel Splendide — Kath
• 2000Shaft — Diane Palmieri
• 2000The Magic Pudding — Meg Bluegum (voice)
• 19998 ½ Women — Griselda
• 1999The Sixth Sense — Lynn Sear
• TRL
• 1998The Boys — Michelle
• 1998Velvet Goldmine — Mandy Slade
• 1997Clockwatchers — Iris Chapman
• 1997Diana & Me — Diana Spencer
• 1997The James Gang — Julia Armstrong
• 1996Cosi — Julie
• 1996Emma — Harriet Smith
• 1996Lilian's Story — Young Lilian Singer
• 1996The Pallbearer — Cynthia
• 1995This Marching Girl Thing — Cindy
• 1994Muriel's Wedding — Muriel Heslop
• 1993The Thief and the Cobbler — Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
• 1992Spotswood — Wendy Robinson
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 2034
• A French Pursuit — Zoe Turner
• Fangs
• Hot Mother — Executive Producer
• Ibelin
• Positano
• The Prima Donna — Livia Angelli, Executive Producer
• The Roots Manœuvre
• Writers and Lovers — Writer, Director, Producer

Appearances as themselves (25)

• 2025Clint Eastwood : la légende — Self
• 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self (archive footage)
• Bluey Book Reads — Self (voice)
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Actor and director
• 2018Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary — Self - Annie
• 2017Making Muriel — Self
• 2016The 4%: Film's Gender Problem — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Movie Juice — Self - Interviewee
• 2009Sound Relief - SCG — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show — Self, Self - Guest
• The One Show — Self
• Big Fat Quiz — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Sucré salé — Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self - Guest
• 2000Shaft: Still the Man — Self
• Rove — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• The Oscars — Self