Toni Collette

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Birth Name: Antonia Collette

Age: 40, born 1 November 1972

Country of origin: Australia

Height: 5' 8"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Dave Galafassi

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About: Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress best known for her roles in El sexto sentido (1999) and Pequeña Miss Sunshine (2006). She was born on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three children born to Bob Collette, a truck driver, and Judy Collette, a customer service representative. From age 6 she was brought up in suburban Sydney. At the age of 11 she showed her phenomenal acting skills when she faked ap Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress best known for her roles in El sexto sentido (1999) and Pequeña Miss Sunshine (2006).

She was born on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three children born to Bob Collette, a truck driver, and Judy Collette, a customer service representative. From age 6 she was brought up in suburban Sydney. At the age of 11 she showed her phenomenal acting skills when she faked appendicitis out of boredom and longing for attention; her act was so convincing that doctors had to remove her appendix, even though the test showed nothing wrong with it.

At 16, she left school and enrolled in National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). At that time she was a struggling actress, supporting herself by delivering pizzas. After 18 months of studies, she left NIDA for her feature film debut as Wendy Robinson opposite Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins in Spotswood (1992), and earned herself a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the Australian Film Institute. Collette made her stage debut with the Sydney Theatre Company, as Sonya in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, a performance that won her a critic's circle award as Best Newcomer. She also appeared in stage productions at the Belvoir Street Theatre under directorship of Geoffrey Rush. In 1994 she won the Australian Best Actress in a Lead Role for her work in La boda de Muriel (1994) for which she had to gain 40 pounds in seven weeks.

In 1995 Toni Collette came to Hollywood with a supporting role in Mi desconocido amigo (1996), then had a string of supporting roles. Her first lead as Diana Spencer, an Australian woman who shares the name and birthday of Princess Diana, in comedy Diana y yo (1997), was obscured by the real Diana's death which practically occurred at the same time when the movie was released. Her breakthrough came with the role as Lynn Sear in El sexto sentido (1999), for which she quite rightly won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her latest memorable role as Sheryl, a beaten-down but loving mother, in Pequeña Miss Sunshine (2006), is also a fine ensemble work with Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin.

Since 2003 Toni Collette has been married to musician Dave Galafassi, with whom she recorded her singing and songwriting debut album, titled 'Beautiful Awkward Pictures' in 2006. She co-owns an independent production company in Australia, and also continues her music career as a singer. Toni Collette is currently residing with her husband in Sydney, Australia, and owns a second home in Ireland. ... (more)

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Movies

1. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Rating:

7.5

5752 Watched

2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Rating:

7.6

3701 Watched

3. About a Boy (2002)

Rating:

6.6

1943 Watched

4. The Hours (2002)

Rating:

7.3

1257 Watched

5. In Her Shoes (2005)

Rating:

5.7

847 Watched

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TV

1. Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

Rating:

6.6

580 Watched

2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Rating:

7.2

526 Watched

3. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.5

294 Watched

4. United States of Tara (2009)

Rating:

7.5

198 Watched

5. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

Rating:

7.5

162 Watched

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Music

1. Chapters From a Vale Forlorn

Rating:

3 own

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"Harold and Maude (1971) " my favourite film of all time. I think it's for the very same reasons that I love Little Miss Sunshine . It's very real and very human, just dealing with life and death and all that's in between.""