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Toni Collette
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Collette at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Knives Out in September 2019
Born
Toni Collett

(1972-11-01) 1 November 1972 (age 52)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesToni Collette-Galafassi
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Dave Galafassi
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(m. 2003)​
Children2
AwardsFull List

Toni Collette-Galafassi (born Toni Collett; 1 November 1972), credited professionally as Toni Collette, is an Australian film, television, and stage actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her work in independent films as well as support roles in studio films, for which she has received accolades. Her feature film debut was in 1992 and her breakthrough was with the comedy-drama, Muriel's Wedding (1994), for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. She achieved greater international recognition for her role in The Sixth Sense (1999) – the highest grossing horror movie at the time – for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Collette's diverse film genres include period-drama The Hours (2002), drama Japanese Story (2003), comedy The Way, Way Back (2013), horror Hereditary (2017) and mystery Knives Out (2019). She received a BAFTA Award nomination for her support role in About a Boy (2002). Her Broadway performances include the lead role in The Wild Party (2000), which earned a nomination for a Tony Award. On TV she took the lead role in a comedy series, United States of Tara (2008–11), and won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. At the AACTA Awards she has won five statuettes from eight nominations.

As the lead singer of Toni Collette & the Finish, she wrote all 11 tracks of their sole album, Beautiful Awkward Pictures (October 2006). They toured Australia but have not performed nor released any new material after 2007. She co-owns a film production company, Vocab Films, with Jen Turner. In 2017 they bought the film rights for the novel and screenplay, The Best of Adam Sharp (2016). Collette married Dave Galafassi (drummer of Gelbison) in January 2003 and the couple have two children.

Early life

Toni Collett[1] was born on 1 November 1972, in Plumpton, a suburb in Sydney, the eldest of three children.[2][3] Her father, Bob Collett, was a truck driver while her mother, Judy (née Cook), was a customer-service representative.[2] She appeared on SBS TV's Who Do You Think You Are? in August 2015 for "Season 7 Episode 2: Toni Collette", to find out more about her grandparents.[2] Bob was possibly born as a result of his mother Norma (née McWhinney) having an extra-marital affair with a US Navy Chief Petty Officer stationed in Australia during, and after, World War II.[2] Norma and her husband (Harold "Stanley" Collett)[4] were going through a divorce, and Bob's DNA test determined that Stanley was not his father.[2] Despite a public appeal in August 2015, her suspected biological grandfather's name is not known.[2][5]

She has described her family as, "[not] the most communicative" but that despite her parents' lack of money, they made them feel cared for and they were supportive.[6][7] She has fond memories of growing up in Blacktown where she joined Judy on Saturday afternoons watching movie matinees, presented by Bill Collins.[8] She described her younger self as having "crazy" amounts of confidence.[9] When she was 11 she believed she had appendicitis and convinced doctors: she was taken to an emergency department and had the appendix removed.[9][10] As a student at Blacktown Girls High School, her favourite activities included netball, tap-dancing and swimming.[7][11] She took part in local singing competitions.[8] Her ambition was to perform in musicals as she loved to sing and dance.[12]

Her first acting role was a high school performance of Godspell at 14 years old, which she auditioned for by singing Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love for You".[13][14] She decided to become an actor in the following year,[6] and was influenced by Geoffrey Rush's stage performance in The Diary of a Madman (July–August 1989).[15] At age 16, with her parents' approval, she transferred to the Australian Theatre for Young People in 1989, and later explained, "I was 16. And it's not like I wasn't good at school, or I didn't enjoy it, I did. I just loved acting more. I don't regret that decision, but I can't believe I made it."[11] The actor returned an extra "e" at the end of her surname,[2] which Stanley Collett had removed,[4] as it sounded better for a stage name. She started at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in early 1991; but left after 18 months to appear as Sonya in Uncle Vanya (August–September 1992), directed by Neil Armfield, alongside Rush in the title role.[8][16]

Career

1990–99: Breakthrough and early roles

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Collette studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Kensington in 1991–92.

Collette made her TV debut in 1990, in a guest appearance, as Tracy, on the Seven Network drama series A Country Practice Season 10, Episode 31, "The Sting: Part 1".[17] Her first professional theatre role was as Debbie in Operation Holy Mountain in May of that year at Q Theatre, Penrith.[16][18] Frank Barnes of Journal of the N.S.W Public School Teachers Federation noticed, "Collette [is] simply amazing in her professional debut as the girl with cerebral palsy."[18] She joined the Sydney Theatre Company and, from December 1990 to February 1991, appeared in A Little Night Music at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House.[16] She performed Cordelia in King Lear (March 1994) and was also in stage productions at the Belvoir Street Theatre, directed by Rush.[16]

In 1992 she made her feature film debut as part of the ensemble comedy-drama Spotswood (known in the US as The Efficiency Expert), which starred Anthony Hopkins and included "a then unheard-of" Russell Crowe.[19] She played Wendy, a factory worker who harbours a secret attraction towards fellow worker Carey (Ben Mendelsohn).[20] Filmnews' Peter Galvin observed, "it's here that the film finds real warmth, vigour, and pain, all contained in [her] expressive face; she's terrific and so is Mendelsohn simply because we believe them."[20] Andrew Urban of Urban Cinephile felt that, "[she] has a lovely role and does it with minimalist excellence."[21] For the performance, she earned her first AACTA Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actress.[22] Between auditions for roles, she worked part-time delivering pizzas and selling jeans.[23]

During 1992 her agent alerted her to a proposed film project with a good role; a year later Muriel's Wedding (September 1994) was financed and started casting in June 1993.[24] Although the actor auditioned on the first day, she did not win until three months later.[25][26] In preparation for portraying Muriel, the actor gained 18 kilograms (40 lb) in 7 weeks.[3][26] The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing US$57.5 million on a budget of US$9 million. James Berardinelli of Reelviews called her "vibrant and energetic," while Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle opined that Collette played the lead role with "disarming earnestness."[27][28] She received her first Golden Globe Award nomination, for Best Actress and won an AACTA Award for Best Actress.[19][29]

In 1996 she had parts in three critically acclaimed films. In the comedy-drama Così, which reunited her with Muriel's Wedding castmate Rachel Griffiths, she played an actor recovering from drug addiction. David Stratton of Variety said Collette "[gave] a terrific performance."[30] In the drama Lilian's Story she played an eccentric woman sent to a mental asylum in her youth. Stratton found her to be "poignant" and took note of her range and depth.[31] She won her second AACTA Award, this time for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[32] In the period comedy Emma, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name, she played Harriet Smith, a close friend of the titular character. Originally dismissive of Austen's works, she found Emma to be "warm and witty and clever."[33] Jane Ganahl of San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "[Harriet was] played with heartbreaking empathy... desperately trying to meet Mr. Right – so awkwardly you fear she'll slip on a banana peel."[33]

She starred alongside Lisa Kudrow, Parker Posey and Alanna Ubach in Clockwatchers (1997) which depicted the lives of four friends working in an office. Dustin Putman of TheFilmFile called it a "jewel of a film" and praised the performances of the cast, particularly Collette whom he referred to as "outstanding."[34] For her supporting role as Michelle in The Boys (1998) she won her third AACTA Award.[35] Although Velvet Goldmine (1998), returned less than half its production budget at the box office,[36] Metacritic reports a 65% score based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[37] It grew in stature after its release to become a cult film.[38] Collette credited it with revitalising her passion for acting as it had freed her from distress she had been facing.[39] Less well received was her next film, 8½ Women (1999): Metacritic gave it a "generally unfavorable" score of 36%.[40]

1999–2004: The Sixth Sense and Broadway

When Collette received M. Night Shyamalan's script for The Sixth Sense (1999), she feared it would be a "formulaic Hollywood action drama."[39] However, she was moved by the story and agreed to audition, winning the role over other actors, including Marisa Tomei.[39] She portrayed Lynn Sear, a single mother struggling to raise her son Cole (Haley Joel Osment) who communicates with ghosts.[39][41] Gary Thompson of The Philadelphia Inquirer observed, "the scene in the car when [Cole] divulges his secret is so riveting... and it's so well-acted by Osment and Collette."[42] He added, "she'd become the greatest screen weeper of her generation."[42] The Sixth Sense grossed US$670 million on a budget of US$40 million and became the second-highest-grossing film of 1999.[43] It gathered six Academy Award nominations including Collette's for Best Supporting Actress.[19][44] She reflected, "There was some definite feeling we all had that it was going to somehow be special. [... It] did really well and has been loved by a lot of people."[44]

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M. Night Shyamalan cast Collette in The Sixth Sense (1999), which extended her international recognition.

In 2000 she made her Broadway debut with a leading role in The Wild Party, playing Queenie, a masochistic showgirl who hosts a lavish party with her husband. Originally written for Vanessa Williams, it went to Collette after the former was unavailable.[45] Charles Isherwood felt under-whelmed by the musical and the actor's performance, "[Collette's] Queenie is flat and one-dimensional; she doesn't convey the warmth that invites emotional investment."[46] Ben Brantley of The New York Times differed, "Ms. Collette... gives the evening's most fully realized performance," but criticised the lack of chemistry with Yancey Arias.[47] She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.[19] Collette turned down the title role in Bridget Jones's Diary due to her Broadway commitments.[48]

She followed with a supporting role in the action thriller Shaft (2000). The film received "mixed or average reviews,"[49] and grossed US$107.2 million on a budget of US$46 million. Kam Williams of African American Literature Book Club noticed, "Collette lends the film some convincing and welcome dramatic weight as the frightened, conflicted Diane."[50] Whereas John Patterson of The Guardian rated it as a "career low" for her.[51] In 2001 she appeared in the HBO TV movie Dinner with Friends and played Beth, a middle-aged woman who struggles with her husband leaving her for another woman. Steven Oxman of Variety said that she was "well suited" to her role, while Bruce Fetts of Entertainment Weekly praised her "flawless" American accent.[52][53] The show earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[19]

In 2002 she had a supporting role in The Hours, based on the novel of the same name, playing Kitty, a woman who plans to undergo surgery for her infertility. John Patterson felt she gave an "utterly convincing small-scale emotional meltdown born of suburban sadness and sexual self-repression."[51][54] The film received positive reviews and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[19] In About a Boy (2002) she portrayed a woman with depression who attempts to commit suicide. Daniel Saney of Digital Spy said that she was "as impressive as ever" while Sheila Johnston of Screen Daily praised her "powerful presence."[55][56] She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for both 2002 performances.[19]

Collette played the lead role in Japanese Story (2003) as Sandy an Australian geologist who develops an intense relationship with a Japanese businessman. It was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. The performance led to reviewers welcoming her return to lead roles: the first since Muriel's Wedding. John Patterson wrote that she gave a "shattering performance, masterfully controlled and detailed, and all the proof her fans ever needed of her special brilliance."[51] Richard Porton of the Chicago Reader remarked, "[her] pitch-perfect performance and the stunning evocation of the forbidding and beautiful outback make this film unexpectedly rewarding."[57] Critics praised her emotional range, with some regarding the performance to be the best of her career.[58] She won her fourth AACTA Award statuette for her portrayal of Sandy Edwards in Japanese Story.[59] Her two releases of 2004 - The Last Shot and Connie and Carla – were rated as having "mixed or average reviews" by Metacritic.[60]

2005–11: Supporting roles and United States of Tara

Collette's only film in 2005, In Her Shoes, is a comedy-drama about the relationship between two sisters (Rose and Maggie Feller) and their estranged grandmother, co-starring Cameron Diaz and Shirley MacLaine. Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Jennifer Weiner, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, and became a moderate independent success, earning a total of US$82.2 million worldwide.[61] She was subsequently nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actress for her performance of Rose, a successful-but-lonely lawyer with low self-esteem, which Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle noticed, "As usual, [her] face is a fine-tuned transmitter of her emotions, moment by moment, and she becomes the locus of audience feeling."[62]

Upper body shot of 24-year-old Collette. She has black hair and is shown in left profile and facing slightly to her right. The straps of her dress are encrusted with shiny, coloured beads.
Collette at the 60th British Academy Film Awards in London's Royal Opera House in 2007 where she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

In 2006 the artist starred in Little Miss Sunshine, a comedy-drama road movie about a family's trip to a children's beauty pageant. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January of that year, and its distribution rights were bought by Fox Searchlight Pictures for one of the biggest deals in the history of the festival.[63] Sharon Waxman of The New York Times called her "funny and believable", while Stella Papamichael of BBC felt that she was "underused."[64][65] The film received critical acclaim, resulting in her second BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.[19] It grossed US$100.5 million worldwide and became one of the most successful independent films of the mid-2000s.[66] Also in that year the actor took supporting roles in the thriller films The Night Listener and The Dead Girl. The latter was released to "generally favorable" reviews,[60][67] while The Night Listener was higher earning with a gross revenue of US$10.5 million.[68]

In her first TV engagement in five years, the HBO-BBC joint miniseries Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006), she played an Australian government employee who tries to cope with the events following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami in Thailand. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Robert Bianco of USA Today said that it was, "inexcusably tasteless, tone deaf... and dull" and Brian Lowry of Variety remarked that the film, "[grasps] for higher ground that it never reaches."[69][70] Despite this, praise was given to the performances of the cast.[71][72] For her role, Collette earned her first Primetime Emmy nomination and third Golden Globe nomination.[19][73]

After working as a juror at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, she took part in two releases of 2007 - Towelhead and Evening. They received "mixed or average reviews."[60] Kelly Vance of East Bay Express, called Towelhead "one the most intelligent films of the year" and praised the artist's performance.[74] While reviewing Evening, Putman called it "flawed in more ways than one" but lauded her for "[enlivening] her scenes with pathos."[75] In 2008 she played a small role in Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger and also served as an executive producer.[19] Her scenes were shot in a week.[76] The film received tepid reviews and failed to recoup its $6 million budget. Bernadete McNulty, writing for The Daily Telegraph, wrote, "[her] presence may have got this Australian debut from writer/director Cathy Randall off the ground [but] her slight role is insufficient to make it fly the distance."[77] Her other film of 2008, The Black Balloon, was better received, for which she was also co-executive producer.[19] Frank Hatherley of Screen Daily praised the film and her acting, "[she] gives another of her warm, full-blooded portraits" and Roger Ebert venerated her performance as being the heart of the film.[78][79] She won her fifth AACTA Award for the role of Maggie Mollison in The Black Balloon.[80]

In 2008 Collette also accepted the leading role in the Showtime TV comedy-drama series, United States of Tara.[81] Created by Steven Spielberg and Diablo Cody, it revolves around Tara Gregson, a wife and mother of two, who has dissociative identity disorder, and is coping with alternate personalities.[81] She was given the leading role by Spielberg without having to audition.[82] In the role, she portrayed multiple characters and found it required her to prepare a more than she normally did.[81] However, after she understood the characters better, she found it easier to play them.[81] The show was originally planned for a twelve-episode season, but was renewed for a second and third season after it gave the network its highest ratings since 2004.[83] The series and her performance received "generally favorable reviews."[84] Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle called her a "tour de force" and Ariana Bacle of Entertainment Weekly praised the actor's "flawless" transition between personalities that felt so "insanely distinct" that they could have each been a different actor.[85][86] Collette won both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Comedy in 2009 and was nominated for both again in the following year.[19] Also in 2009 she lent her voice to the critically acclaimed stop-motion dramedy Mary and Max.

She was originally set to star in Away We Go (2009) but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The artist next starred as a single mother of a precocious child in Jesus Henry Christ (2011).[60] The film received "mixed or average reviews";[60] James Plath of Movie Metropolis called her "terrific" but John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter felt that she was severely underutilised.[87][88] She later had a supporting role in the horror-comedy Fright Night (2011). The film reunited her with film-maker Craig Gillespie who had directed her in several episodes of United States of Tara.[89] Debbie Lynn Elias of Behind the Lens called her "pitchfork perfect" while Emmet Asher-Perrin of Tor.com said that she was "charming as always."[90][91] The film received "generally favorable reviews,"[60] and was a commercial success grossing US$41 million on a US$30 million budget.

2012–17: Independent films and Broadway return

Collette's first release of 2012 was the independent comedy-drama Mental. She played Shaz, a hitchhiker who is hired as a nanny to take care of five mentally ill sisters. Despite giving the film a negative review, Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times said that the actor "rips into her woolly role as if channeling a leftover personality from her United States of Tara days."[92] Luke Buckmaster of Crikey called her "charismatic and all-inhabiting."[93] She received her third AACTA Award for Best Actress nomination for the role. Later in the year, she played Peggy, a supporting role in the biographical drama, Hitchcock. Deborah Ross, writing for The Spectator, provided an unenthusiastic review and wrote, "[it] wastes many of its cast members - particularly Toni Collette."[94]

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Collette at The Way Way Back premiere at the State Theatre, Sydney in 2013

In 2013 the artist earned critical acclaim for her work in the independent film The Way, Way Back as Pam, opposite Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, and in Enough Said as Sarah, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini. For The Way, Way Back, she received positive reviews: Andrew O'Hehir of Salon praised her "brilliant, understated performance;"[95] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone dubbed her work "stellar;"[96] Berardinelli described her as a "chameleon" and said that she gives a performance far and above what the role required.[97] Her performance in Enough Said was also well received; Katie Smith-Wong of FlickFeast praised her for bringing humour to the film but Joseph Walsh of CinVue said that she was underused.[98][99] Later that year, Collette starred in the CBS TV drama, Hostages, which received "general favorable reviews,"[84] but weak ratings. RedEye's Curt Wagner described her performance as "fascinating,"[100] Verne Gay of Newsday as "superb,"[101] and USA Today's Bianco as "nuanced" and "grounded."[102] The series aired for fifteen episodes and, due to a combination of low ratings and a closed narrative, did not return for a second season.

In the comedy-drama Lucky Them (2013), which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, Collette portrayed Ellie Klug, a music critic assigned to write about a disappeared musician and childhood sweetheart, and tasked herself to track him down. She took on the role because she felt the script had a realistic and in-depth approach to topics like self-sufficiency and self-realization.[103] She later said that, out of all the roles she had played, Ellie resembled her the most.[103] The film earned "generally favorable reviews," with her receiving praise.[104][105] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it was "centered by smart, soulful work by the wonderful Toni Collette" and that she played her character "with warmth, realness and emotional transparency that make you stay with her even when she's pushing people away."[106] The film also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, where Joe Bendel of Libertas Film Magazine ranked her performance as the fourth-best of the festival.[107] Upon its release, Mike D'Angelo of The Dissolve wrote that she "is capable of anything."[108]

After a 14-year absence, Collette returned to Broadway in 2014, starring as Jennifer Jones in Will Eno's play The Realistic Joneses, in which she co-starred alongside Marisa Tomei, Michael C. Hall, and Tracy Letts. The play examines a couple who project their insecurities and fears onto their next-door neighbors with the same last name. The play opened to positive reviews, with the actor, and the entire cast, earning high praise.[109] Charles Isherwood from The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Collette exudes a touching, exasperated dignity as Jennifer."[110] Variety's Marilyn Stasio called her work "terribly funny,"[111] while Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter claimed that her "naturalness can cut through even the very deliberate theatrical artifice of Eno's dialogue and scene construction, anchors the play with her somber restraint and deadpan delivery."[112] The New York Post's Elisabeth Vincentelli, who was more critical of the play, highlighted her performance: "[she] does some heavy lifting to fill in Eno's blanks. You can read deep sadness in the wide planes of her expressive face, in her lost, unfocused eyes."[113] The artist and her co-stars won a Drama Desk Special Award for Best Ensemble Performance.[114]

In 2014 Collette appeared in three comedy films, Tammy, A Long Way Down and Hector and the Search for Happiness.[60] All are rated as having "generally unfavorable reviews" by Metacritic.[60] Also that year she provided the voice to Lady Portley-Rind in the animated film, The Boxtrolls.[60] She starred as Milly opposite Drew Barrymore as Jess in the comedy-drama Miss You Already (2015), about two women whose friendship is tested when Jess starts a family while Milly falls ill. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to generally positive reviews; more widely, Metacritic rated it at 59% indicating, "mixed or average reviews." Billy Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic asserted that "[her] work is so compulsively watchable that Miss You Already is worth a watch for that reason alone."[115] Collette then played the matriarch of a dysfunctional family in the horror film Krampus (also 2015), which was a commercial success, grossing $61.5 million against a budget of $15 million.[116] Her sole release of 2016 was the crime thriller Imperium, opposite Daniel Radcliffe, she portrayed Angela Zamparo, an FBI analyst targeting a white supremacist group. Despite its limited release, the film garnered positive reviews, with Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times calling it "impressively dimensional...tense, gripping and disturbing," and found her to be "excellent" as Radcliffe's character's supervisor.[117]

In 2017 Collette appeared in several films: to varying degrees of success. The action film, XXX: Return of Xander Cage, starring Vin Diesel, was a commercial success, grossing $346.1 million[118] and earned mixed reviews, though Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised her for "embrac[ing] the cold-blooded extremes of her role" as a CIA operative.[119] Her next two films — the war drama The Yellow Birds and the comedy Fun Mom Dinner — premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[120] Both gathered "mixed or average reviews,"[60] though the actor's work was appreciated, particularly in the former, with Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times taking note of how she, and co-star Jennifer Aniston, "deliver uniformly naturalistic performances."[121] She was also in the action-thriller Unlocked, and the comedies Madame and Please Stand By, all of which received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic.[60] The mystery drama Jasper Jones (2017) was better received – obtaining 77% at Rotten Tomatoes.[122] Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald praised her emotional range and James Douglas, writing for The Guardian, said that she was "impossibly vivacious as always."[123][124] Richard Kuipers of Variety eulogized the artist's climactic monologue in which her character laments her discontent, calling her "positively electrifying."[125]

Also in that year she formed a production company, Vocab Films, with her US-based talent manager Jen Turner.[126] She had previously worked as executive producer for the films she appeared in, Like Minds (2006), The Black Balloon, and Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (both 2008).[127] Vocab Film's first project is The Best of Adam Sharp (2016), a novel by fellow Australian, Graeme Simsion.[126] Collette is set to play the female lead role, Angelina Brown, who is described by Anita Busch of Deadline as, "an intelligent and strong-willed woman... who taught [Adam] what it meant to find—and then lose—love."[126] Another project is Julia Dahl's novel, Invisible City, which is a co-production with RadicalMedia, for a TV murder mystery with the actor also working as a script writer for the pilot episode.[128] She explained her motivation, "it's about fighting for personal freedom and living an authentic life. It couldn't be a more relevant time to tell this story about acceptance and integration, or lack thereof. These complex female characters are honest, flawed, and inspiring. We can always use more of those."[128]

2018–present: Mainstream films and Netflix

In 2018 Collette gave what some critics considered to be one of her best performances of in the horror film Hereditary, in which she played Annie Graham, the matriarch of a family haunted by the supernatural following the death of her mother.[129] She was initially reluctant to take on the role, but became convinced by the script's grounded approach and its exploration of grief and loss.[9] She considered it to be the most difficult of her career: in an interview with Vulture's Rachel Handler she reflected, "There was no easy moment in this movie... I was shooting 14-take scenes, talking about great loss and difficulty in relating to my family."[130] The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, and it became A24's highest-grossing film, earning US$80.2 million[131] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly praised her for "real dramatic power and force," while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune complimented her "fierce performance with a human pulse."[132][133] She won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance.[19][134]

Wanderlust (2018), a BBC One TV drama series about the troubled relationship between Collette's character, Joy Richards, a therapist, and her husband.[135][84] It was her first lead role in TV series since Hostages. She also served as an associate producer on the series.[136] Ben Travers of IndieWire wrote "[she guides] the [series] through turbulent emotional seas with assurance" and Jen Chaney of Vulture remarked that the show was worth watching solely for her performance.[136][137] Also that year, she appeared in the critically acclaimed comedy Hearts Beat Loud,[60] which also premiered at Sundance. Peter Bradshaw called it "a likable heartwarmer" and praised the actor for "[giving the] film some sinew in her supporting role."[138] In the following year the actor returned to the horror genre in Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo. Partly a satire about the art world, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to polarising reactions. Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper gave it a positive review, "[she is] as good as we’d expect [her] to be."[139] She played a supporting role as Joni Thrombey in Rian Johnson's critically acclaimed mystery thriller Knives Out, alongside an ensemble cast including Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christopher Plummer. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was a commercial success, grossing US$300.1 million. Critics highlighted the performances of the cast: Joe Morgenstern wrote that Collette "nails her character’s style with elan" and David Rooney considered her to be "divine as a deeply sincere phony."[140][141]

Collette took the role of a detective, Grace Rasmussen, investigating a troubling rape case, with Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever, in the Netflix miniseries, Unbelievable (2019). She had accepted it prior to reading the script, finding the topic, "important and so meaningful."[142] She prepared for the role by having a female cop on set who helped her with such particulars as where to place badges and guns and how to stage a medical examination with a rape victim.[143] It had been seen by over 32 million people making it one of Netflix's highest viewed TV series.[144] The artist received acclaim for her performance and several critics praised her chemistry with Wever:[145] Jen Chaney of New York wrote, "Wever and Collette both create fully authentic women who ooze integrity but also have enough insecurities and make enough mistakes to seem like actual human beings".[146] She received her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. In 2020 she took on a leading role in Dream Horse playing a middle-aged South Wales native who decides to train a racehorse. Dennis Harvey of Variety praised her for "easily [carrying] the film’s emotional weight." She is due to appear in two Netflix projects; the thriller series, Pieces of Her and Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things.[147][148] She has also committed to appear in the science fiction thriller, Stowaway and Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley (all 2020).[149]

Music career

The 42-year-old is shown in a half-body shot. She wears a white top above a yellow skirt. She is smiling and facing to her left with her hair short, fair to light brown. Behing her to our left is a man wearing headphones and a microphone, while at the right is a woman holding an umbrella.
Collette at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Miss You Already (2015)

Despite cherishing music and singing at a young age, Collette had stopped in the mid-1990s and explained, "[Singing] comes from a very personal place. It's your voice... and it's only in the last couple of years I felt comfortable in myself singing." In 1996 she sang three cover versions for the soundtrack of the film, Cosi: "Don't Dream It's Over" (originally by Crowded House), "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) and "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Hunters & Collectors).[150] In 2000 she recorded nine tracks for the cast album, The Wild Party, for the eponymous Broadway musical.[151] Elyse Sommer of CurtainUp, in a review of the musical, wrote that she was a "topnotch singer" and particularly praised her rendition of "People Like Us".[152] For the soundtrack of Connie and Carla (2004), Collette, and her co-star Nia Vardalos, recorded duets of several show tunes including, "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair", "Maybe This Time" and "Cabaret".[153][154] David Haviland of Eye for Film praised the renditions, "The musical numbers are a camp triumph."[155] She sang the track, "Sunday Morning", for the album Summertown by Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier. She has also performed songs for soundtracks of About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Miss You Already and Hearts Beat Loud.

Collette has been writing her own songs since early teens.[156] In 2006 with encouragement of her husband Dave Galafassi on drums (ex-Gelbison), she formed Toni Collette & the Finish in Sydney.[156][157] Also joining the band were Amanda Brown on keyboards, Glenn Richards on guitar, David Lane on piano and keyboards and Pete Farley on bass guitar.[156][158] Their first gig was at The Basement, Sydney, "I was completely petrified and I think once I got that out of the way, I have just been enjoying it... In the acting, the film world, they try to hide things from actors, keep them cushioned. So I am really enjoying getting my hands dirty."[158] On 9 October 2006 the band issued their debut album, Beautiful Awkward Pictures, on Hoola Hoop Records. Using her personal life as an inspiration, she wrote all eleven tracks under her married name, Toni Collette-Galafassi.[13][159] It was recorded in two weeks: Collette co-produced with Zygier.[156][160] Eclectic of Sputnikmusic gave it a positive review, "Collette's subdued vocals aren't perfect, but they're close enough to love all the same." He did, however, rebuke the lyrics of some tracks remarking that they had "some stunningly bad lines."[161] The album provided two singles, "Beautiful Awkward Pictures" (September 2006) and "Look Up" (March 2007). The latter reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 100.[162] She appeared on the Australian TV show Cool Aid and performed "Look Up".[163] In July 2007 Toni Collette & the Finish headlined the Sydney show of Live Earth, singing a cover of T. Rex's "Children of the Revolution".[164][165] They toured Australia,[166] but have not performed nor released any new material after 2007. In 2012 she expressed her desire to make another album, but said she found it difficult to find enough time to commit to that project.[167]

Humanitarian work

The 39-year-old is shown in an upper body shot and is facing her right. She has her left hand raised in a wave; it shows two rings on the fourth finger. She has strawberry-blonde, over-shoulder length hair. She has a black jacket over a white dress, which has black polka dots.
Collette at the 2012 Tropfest in Sydney

Collette supports various charities including Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Feeding America.[168] She expressed her support for PETA and, in July 2005, wrote a letter to then Australian Prime Minister John Howard, asking him to ban the practice of mulesing and the live export of sheep.[169] Later that month, after speaking to sheep farmers, she reneged on supporting PETA's campaign against mulesing: "The issue is not as black and white as was previously presented to me. I was given to understand that there were 'effective and humane alternatives to prevent fly strike' and they are 'currently available.' I am now aware that there are no simple alternatives available to farmers at this time."[170]

In 2009 the actor auctioned off T-shirts of her own design to raise money for various charities.[171] Collette along with Drew Barrymore and Catherine Hardwicke, who all worked together on Miss You Already, wore pink ribbons to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2014.[172] She has raised money for OzHarvest, an organisation which collects excess food from Australian restaurants and redistributes it to the homeless.[173] She sold some of her personal items for an auction to raise money for the charity Cure Our Kids, which is dedicated to raising money for the oncology unit at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.[174]

In 2010, she was part of the host committee to hold the third annual Go Go Gala which will benefit the GO Campaign which seeks to help orphans and vulnerable children throughout the world.[175] She took part in the promotion of the documentary The Lazarus Effect (2010), being featured in a small clip which sought to raise awareness of the positive impact of free antiretroviral drug therapy for those living with HIV in Africa.[176] In 2012, Collette has contributed an exclusive blog on the fight against hunger and a call to action for Giving Tuesday and the holiday season to the Huffington Post.[177]

In 2014, she was appointed as a global ambassador for Concern Worldwide. She made her first field visit with Concern to Haiti where she met families who, together with Concern, are working to break the cycle of extreme poverty. She had previously raised money for Concern’s global campaign to fight hunger and malnutrition.[178] She has taken part in multiple Public Service Announcements by Concern requesting the viewers to donate to Concern's various campaigns.[179][180] In 2017, she attended the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party which seeks to raise money to support innovative HIV prevention, education programs and direct care and support services to people living with HIV.[181] She has expressed her support for the Me Too movement.[23]

Artistry

Collette is described by Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth in their book, 1001 Australians You Should Know (2006), "she proved her abilities as a serious actress in Rowan Woods' 1998 film The Boys and again in the big budget international hits The Sixth Sense and About a Boy."[182] Sharon Waxman of The New York Times noted that the artist often embraces characters who are pathetic, insecure or otherwise unattractive.[65] However, the actor said she detests playing such characters, "If I keep perpetuating that image of myself — that of a downtrodden person — that's the only roles I'll get. And I'm getting tired of playing those roles."[65] Despite achieving stardom early in her career with the top-grossing, The Sixth Sense, she rarely acted in commerce-driven pictures. She prefers working in independent films over blockbusters where the latter prioritize box-office success over telling a story.[167] Several journalists noted her gravitation towards playing dissatisfied and slightly neurotic mothers. When asked about being typecast in such roles, Collette replied, "All people are different. All women are different. A lot of women haven't had children but it doesn't change the fact that they're individuals and have some kind of individuality and spark about them."[183]

"I try to put myself in the position of the character and feel things as holistically as I can. It’s an exhausting way to do it. I’m not [going to] recommend it to anybody, but that’s the only way I know how to do it."

 – Collette on her acting style[184]

Collette listed Geoffrey Rush as one of her influences and remembered seeing him in The Diary of a Madman (1989): "When I watched him in that, it was like being in church, I had a full-on spiritual awakening. I even wrote him this letter – I don't remember what it said, but it was very complimentary."[11] She does not find it difficult to detach herself from her roles, but reflected that after doing several heavy thematic films she, "[started] to find things were accumulating. I had to figure out a way to kind of shake it off. So I am figuring that out."[185] When asked how she decides to play her characters, she replied, "When I look at a character, I never look at the size of the role. I always look at the whole person, no matter how much they're featured in the movie."[186] She prefers not to work with dialect coaches, when preparing for an accent, as they usualy make her feel self-conscious.[187] Although she has gained weight to play characters in previous films, she dislikes doing so, and after filming In Her Shoes, said that she would never do so again.[188] Brie Larson, who starred with Collette in United States of Tara, has cited her as an inspiration and praised her for being able to "disappear" into her roles.[189] Greg Kinnear, her co-star in Dinner with Friends and Little Miss Sunshine, called her "gifted" and commended her for being able to communicate without dialogue.[65]

Rilla Kingston in an analysis of Collette's acting style, compared her to character actress Thelma Ritter who was also widely critically acclaimed for her supporting roles and repeatedly typecast as the female comic second. Kingston took note of Collette's use of physicality to convey her characters' emotions as in Emma and United States of Tara. She remarked that Collette's acting method references the components of Stanislavski’s System of Acting. In studying Collette's typecasting as mothers, Kingston wrote, "[Collette] selectively chooses roles of women and mothers which she can portray in ways that are multidimensional and different from another." She also wrote that Collette makes conscious efforts to break from the typecasting, with leading roles in films like Miss You Already and Lucky Them. At the end of her analysis, Kingston concluded, "Collette truly is a chameleon in both the versatility of her acting style and in the kind of roles she is willing to approach with a physicality-based method."[190]

Personal life

Collette at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con promoting Krampus (2015)

In her twenties she found it difficult to adapt to being in the media spotlight and, as a result, struggled with bulimia and panic attacks.[8] During this period she travelled extensively, shaved her head five times and bought a flat in Brixton, London. Her aim was to "explore different ideas and just look at life and try to understand it."[11] She left the Brixton flat after a few months because she saw a man "getting his head bashed in with a pole 30 metres away."[23] Collette had dated her Velvet Goldmine co-star, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, for about a year (ca. 1997) before ending their relationship and described it as "hedonistic, drunken and probably dangerous."[65] When asked about her faith, she remarked, "We're all spiritual... I'm not Buddhist but I am drawn to it because it seems the most beneficial of organised religions, and the most compassionate. It's an ongoing journey."

She met musician Dave Galafassi early in 2002,[191] at a CD launch for his then-band Gelbison,[13] the couple married in a traditional Buddhist ceremony on 11 January 2003.[192] The couple have a daughter, Sage Florence, born on 9 January 2008,[193] and a son, Arlo Robert, born on 22 April 2011.[194] She has said that she is an avid camper and she enjoys meditating.[195] They lived in Sydney in the 2000s before moving to Los Angeles.[23] The family returned to Sydney after about ten years in 2019.[23][196] In December of that year Galafassi "had a devastating motorbike accident"; Collette thanked the ambulance services, "for your swiftness, clarity, knowledge, compassion and dedication. You saved him and we cannot thank you enough."[196]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Spotswood 1992 Wendy Robinson a.k.a. The Efficiency Expert [19]
This Marching Girl Thing 1994 Cindy Short film [127]
Muriel's Wedding 1994 Muriel Heslop/Mariel Heslop/Mariel Heslop-Van Arkle [19][60]
The Thief and the Cobbler 1995 Princess Yum Yum's Nanny Witch a.k.a. Arabian Knight, Voice (Miramax version) [19][127]
Clockers 1995 Virginia Martin
Così 1996 Julie [19][127]
The Pallbearer 1996 Cynthia [19][127]
Emma 1996 Harriet Smith [19][60]
Lilian's Story 1996 Young Lilian Singer [19][127]
Clockwatchers 1997 Iris Chapman [19][127]
The James Gang 1997 Julia Armstrong [19][127]
Diana & Me 1997 Diana Spencer [19][127]
The Boys 1998 Michelle [19][127]
Velvet Goldmine 1998 Mandy Slade [19][60]
8½ Women 1999 Griselda/Sister Concordia [60][127]
The Sixth Sense 1999 Lynn Sear [60][127]
Shaft 2000 Diane Palmieri [60][127]
Hotel Splendide 2000 Kath [19][127]
The Magic Pudding 2000 Meg Bluegum Voice [19][127]
Changing Lanes 2002 Michelle [60][127]
About a Boy 2002 Fiona Brewer [60][127]
Dirty Deeds 2002 Sharon Ryan [19][127]
The Hours 2002 Kitty [60][127]
Japanese Story 2003 Sandy Edwards [60][127]
The Last Shot 2004 Emily French [60][127]
Connie and Carla 2004 Carla [60][127]
In Her Shoes 2005 Rose Feller [60][127]
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 Sheryl Hoover [60][127]
The Night Listener 2006 Donna D. Logand [60][127]
Like Minds 2006 Sally Rowe a.k.a. Murderous Intent, also executive producer [19][127]
The Dead Girl 2006 Arden [60][127]
Evening 2007 Nina Mars [60][127]
Towelhead 2007 Melina Hines [19][127]
The Black Balloon 2008 Maggie Mollison also co-executive producer [60][127]
Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger 2008 Mary also executive producer [60][127]
Mary and Max 2009 Mary Daisy Dinkle Voice [19][127]
Jesus Henry Christ 2011 Patricia Herman [19][60]
Fright Night 2011 Jane Brewster [60][127]
Foster 2011 Zooey [19]
Hitchcock 2012 Peggy Robertson [60][127]
Mental 2012 Sharon "Shaz" Thornbender [60][127]
The Way, Way Back 2013 Pam [60][127]
Enough Said 2013 Sarah [60][127]
Lucky Them 2013 Ellie Klug [19][60]
A Long Way Down 2014 Maureen Thompson [60][127]
Tammy 2014 Missi Jenkins [60][127]
Hector and the Search for Happiness 2014 Agnes [60][127]
The Boxtrolls 2014 Lady Portley-Rind Voice [60][127]
Glassland 2014 Jean [60][127]
Blinky Bill the Movie 2015 Beryl/Cheryl Voice [60][127]
Miss You Already 2015 Milly [60][127]
Krampus 2015 Sarah Engel [60][127]
Imperium 2016 Angela Zamparo [60][127]
Jasper Jones 2017 Ruth Bucktin [19]
XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 Jane Marke [60][127]
The Yellow Birds 2017 Amy Bartle [19][60]
Fun Mom Dinner 2017 Kate [19][60]
Unlocked 2017 Emily Knowles [60][127]
Madame 2017 Anne Fredericks [60][127]
Please Stand By 2017 Scottie [60]
Hereditary 2018 Annie Graham also executive producer [60][127]
Hearts Beat Loud 2018 Leslie [60][127]
Birthmarked 2018 Catherine [19][60]
Velvet Buzzsaw 2019 Gretchen [60]
Knives Out 2019 Joni Thrombey [60][127]
Dream Horse 2020 Jan Vokes [60]
Stowaway 2020 Commander Post-production [197]
I'm Thinking of Ending Things TBA Post-production [198]
Nightmare Alley TBA Zeena Krumbein Filming [199]

Television

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
A Country Practice 1990 Tracy Episode: "The Sting: Part 1" [17]
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 1995 cast member Television movie [127]
Exclusive! 1999 herself Episodes (29/8/1999, 7/11/1999) [127]
Dinner with Friends 2001 Beth Television movie [19][127]
SM:tv LIVE 2002 herself Episode (27/4/2002) [127]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 herself Season 1: Episode 60 [84][200]
Tsunami: The Aftermath 2006 Kathy Graham Television movie [127][84]
The Graham Norton Show 2009, 2010, 2013 herself Season 5, Season 7, Season 14 [84]
Martha 2009 herself Season 5 [84]
United States of Tara 2009–11 Tara Gregson 36 episodes [127][84]
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2011, 2012 herself Season 8, Season 9 [84]
Rake 2012 Claudia Marshall, Premier of New South Wales Episode: "R vs Mohammed"
Hostages 2013–2014 Ellen Sanders 15 episodes [84]
Devil's Playground 2014 Margaret Wallace Episode: "I Will Bring Fire onto This Earth"
Who Do You Think You Are? 2015 herself Season 7 Episode 2: "Toni Collette" [2]
Wanderlust 2018 Joy Richards 6 episodes [135]
Unbelievable 2019 Det. Grace Rasmussen Miniseries [84]
Pieces of Her 2020 Laura Oliver Main role [201]

Stage credits

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Operation Holy Mountain 1990 Debbie Q Theatre, Penrith [16]
A Little Night Music 1990–91 Petra Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [16][202]
A Pocketful of Hula Dreams 1992 Harold Park Hotel, Glebe [16]
Away 1992 Meg Blackfriars Theatre, Sydney [16][202]
Uncle Vanya 1992 Sonya Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [16][202]
The Frogs 1992 chorus Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills [16][202]
Summer of the Aliens 1993 Bev/Beatrice Wharf Theatre, Walsh Bay [16][202]
King Lear 1994 Cordelia Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [16][202]
The Wild Party 2000 Queenie Virginia Theatre, Broadway [202][203]
The Realistic Joneses 2014 Jennifer Jones Lyceum Theatre, Broadway [202][203]

Discography

Main article: Toni Collette & the Finish

Other appearances

  • "Best Friend", "Finale: The Wild Party", "People Like Us" (by Toni Collette and Yancey Arias), "Queenie Was a Blonde", "This Is What It Is", "Welcome to My Party", "Wild Party" from The Wild Party: A Decca Original Broadway Cast Album (sountrack album, 2000) – Decca Broadway/Universal Music Group (012 159 003-2)[157]
  • "Airport Medley: Oklahoma / Superstar / Papa Can You Hear Me? / Memory", "Let Me Entertain You", "Maybe This Time", "Don't Rain on My Parade", "Medley: Everything's Alright / Don't Cry for Me", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair", "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", "Cabaret" (all by Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette) from Connie and Carla: Music from the Motion Picture (2004) Epic Records (5178262000, EK 92430)[153][154]
  • "Hello Halo (Cooper Todd Remix)" (by David Galafassi, Toni Collette, Nathan Cooper, Benjamin Todd) from Miss You Already (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015) – Sony Classical[204]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Toni Collette

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