Toni Collette

Toni Collette as Diane in Paramount's Shaft - 2000

Biography

Born 11/01/1972

Australian actress Toni Collette was virtually unknown outside of the Sydney theater scene when she shot to international fame at age 22 with a starring role as an Abba-loving, overweight misfit who gets her revenge in the lively hit, "Muriel's Wedding" (1994). Collette’s strong first impression...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
  • In 2007, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
  • In 2007, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Highlights

  • In 2009, Plays a wife and mother of two with Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Showtime series, "United States of Tara"; produced by Steven Spielberg and developed by screenwriter, Diablo Cody
  • In 2008, Co-starred in Alan Ball's directorial debut, "Towelhead"
  • In 2007, Cast in Michael Cunningham's film adaptation of Susan Minot's novel "Evening"

Family & Companions

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers: no longer together

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