---
name: "Toni Collette"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/toni-collette"
fi1m_id: "toni-collette"
imdb_id: "nm0001057"
tmdb_id: 3051
wikidata_id: "Q229291"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "1 November 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 21
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 21
updated: "2026-10-05T02:41:14.346537+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Toni Collette

## Identity

Toni Collette

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/toni-collette
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** toni-collette
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001057
- **TMDB ID:** 3051
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229291
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Collette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229291, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001057/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3051

Actor and producer. Born 1 November 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 1 November 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Toni Collette Galafassi, Toni Collett, Antonia Colette
- **Frequently works with:** [Nicholas Hoult](https://film.one/person/nicholas-hoult.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 21 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (3), 2000s 77 (4), 2010s 63 (9), 2020s 68 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 67 across 21 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 10 of 20 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 16, Comedy 10, Crime 5, Mystery 4, Thriller 4, Animation 2
- **Screen time:** 30 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,870m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Collette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229291, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001057/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3051

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Hereditary*](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md) (83), [*Juror #2*](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md) (75), [*The Staircase*](https://film.one/tv/the-staircase-2022.md) (75), [*Mickey 17*](https://film.one/film/mickey-17.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Unbelievable*](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md) (85), [*Wanderlust*](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md) (76), [*PIECES OF HER*](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Sixth Sense*](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Knives Out*](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) (81)
- **AMC+:** [*Mary and Max*](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*The Boxtrolls*](https://film.one/film/the-boxtrolls.md) (64)
- **Hulu:** [*Hitchcock*](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Toni Collette

> Toni Collette lets us understand her characters' wants even when their behaviour makes us wince. We rate her highly for that generosity, and wish fewer scripts treated her chiefly as a woman in distress.

In *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), Toni Collette makes an imagined wedding seem urgent enough to settle the question of whether Muriel Heslop deserves affection. The fantasy is embarrassing, but she gives us no comfortable excuse to laugh at the woman having it. We were moved by how hungry Muriel seemed to be wanted, because Collette made those wedding-dress dreams painful to watch. P.J. Hogan gives her room to be awkward and mistaken without making her a joke, although his script sometimes explains her unhappiness after Collette has already made it clear.

International notice followed with *The Sixth Sense* (1999), and her work has crossed independent films, studio productions and television, including *United States of Tara* (2009–2011). Troubled mothers recur among the parts, but that description tells us little about how she plays them. In *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), she works through precise expressions and minimal dialogue; *Hereditary* (2018) asks for an emotionally intense physical performance. We would still welcome fewer scripts that require her chiefly to look anguished.

*Juror #2* (2024) makes useful demands on her restraint. As prosecutor Faith Killebrew, she starts tight and certain, then lets small doubts interrupt that certainty. Clint Eastwood's courtroom drama has a creaking premise in places, but Collette gives us a reason to watch someone thinking within it. Deborah Hopper's sharp dark suits help establish Faith's authority at a glance.

She is broader in Bong Joon Ho's *Mickey 17* (2025), and enjoyably so. Her Ylfa cares about sauces with the seriousness her husband Kenneth Marshall brings to destiny, giving their dinners a nasty domestic comedy. Mark Ruffalo's Marshall soon repeats himself; Collette finds more to play within the same marriage, though neither performance can cure the film's overstuffed middle. This is one of her useful qualities in a crowded film: she makes an absurd preoccupation feel important to the person who has it. Choose *Muriel's Wedding* first; a little over-explanation is bearable in her company.

## Biography

Toni Collette is an Australian actress. She was born on 1 November 1972 in Sydney and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and the Australian Theatre for Young People.

Collette made her film debut in Spotswood (1992). Her breakthrough came with the lead role in Muriel's Wedding (1994). She received an Academy Award nomination for The Sixth Sense (1999) and further acclaim for performances in About a Boy (2002), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Hereditary (2018) and Knives Out (2019).

Her recent credits include Juror #2 (2024) as Faith Killebrew and Mickey 17 (2025) as Ylfa. She has also appeared in television series such as United States of Tara, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (21)

- *Mickey 17* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Ylfa — [page](https://film.one/film/mickey-17.md)
- *Juror #2* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Faith Killebrew — [page](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md)
- *PIECES OF HER* (2022), Fi1m 55, as Laura Oliver — [page](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md)
- *The Staircase* (2022), Fi1m 75, as Kathleen Peterson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-staircase-2022.md)
- *Nightmare Alley* (2021), Fi1m 66, as Zeena the Seer — [page](https://film.one/film/nightmare-alley-2021.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Joni Thrombey — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), Fi1m 85, as Detective Grace Rasmussen — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Hereditary* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Annie Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md)
- *Wanderlust* (2018), Fi1m 76, as Joy Richards — [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Fi1m 40, as Maureen Thompson — [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *Tammy* (2014), Fi1m 38, as Missi — [page](https://film.one/film/tammy.md)
- *The Boxtrolls* (2014), Fi1m 64, as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-boxtrolls.md)
- *Hostages* (2013), Fi1m 45, as Ellen Sanders — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostages.md)
- *Hitchcock* (2012), Fi1m 55, as Peggy Robertson — [page](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md)
- *Mary and Max* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Mary (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Sheryl Hoover — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Fiona Brewer — [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Kitty — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Lynn Sear — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, as Mandy Slade — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Muriel Heslop — [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)

## Complete filmography (102)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Goodbye June* (2025), as Helen
- *Under the Stars* (2025), as Audrey
- *Wayward* (2025), series, as Evelyn Wade
- *Mickey 17* (2025), as Ylfa — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/mickey-17.md)
- *Juror #2* (2024), as Faith Killebrew — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md)
- *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken* (2023), as Agatha Gillman (voice)
- *Mafia Mamma* (2023), as Kristin · Producer
- *The Power* (2023), series, as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez
- *The Estate* (2022), as Macey
- *The Staircase* (2022), series, as Kathleen Peterson — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-staircase-2022.md)
- *PIECES OF HER* (2022), series, as Laura Oliver · Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md)
- *Nightmare Alley* (2021), as Zeena the Seer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/nightmare-alley-2021.md)
- *Stowaway* (2021), as Marina Barnett
- *Dream Horse* (2021), as Jan Vokes
- *I'm Thinking of Ending Things* (2020), as Mother
- *Knives Out* (2019), as Joni Thrombey — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), series, as Detective Grace Rasmussen — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019), as Gretchen
- *Let's Dance* (2018), as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"
- *Wanderlust* (2018), series, as Joy Richards · Associate Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md)
- *Hearts Beat Loud* (2018), as Leslie
- *Hereditary* (2018), as Annie Graham · Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md)
- *The Yellow Birds* (2018), as Amy Bartle
- *Birthmarked* (2018), as Catherine
- *Please Stand By* (2018), as Scottie
- *Madame* (2017), as Anne Fredericks
- *Blue Murder: Killer Cop* (2017), series, as Anne Melocco
- *Fun Mom Dinner* (2017), as Kate
- *Unlocked* (2017), as Emily Knowles
- *Jasper Jones* (2017), as Ruth Bucktin
- *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), as Jane Marke
- *Imperium* (2016), as Angela Zampino
- *Krampus* (2015), as Sarah
- *Miss You Already* (2015), as Milly
- *Blinky Bill the Movie* (2015), as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)
- *Glassland* (2015), as Jean
- *The Boxtrolls* (2014), as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-boxtrolls.md)
- *Devil's Playground* (2014), series, as Margaret Wallace
- *Hector and the Search for Happiness* (2014), as Agnes
- *Tammy* (2014), as Missi — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/tammy.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), as Maureen Thompson — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *Hostages* (2013), series, as Ellen Sanders — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/tv/hostages.md)
- *Enough Said* (2013), as Sarah
- *Lucky Them* (2013), as Ellie Klug
- *The Way Way Back* (2013), as Pam
- *Angel in the House* (2013), Actor
- *Hitchcock* (2012), as Peggy Robertson — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md)
- *Mental* (2012), as Shaz
- *Storm Surfers* (2012), as Narrator
- *Jesus Henry Christ* (2012), as Patricia Herman
- *Fright Night* (2011), as Jane Brewster
- *The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch* (2011), series, as Narrator
- *Foster* (2011), as Zooey
- *Mary and Max* (2009), as Mary (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)
- *United States of Tara* (2009), series, as Tara Gregson
- *How to Lose Friends & Alienate People* (2008), as Toni Collette (uncredited)
- *Towelhead* (2008), as Melina Hines
- *Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger* (2008), as Mary · Executive Producer
- *The Black Balloon* (2008), as Maggie Mollison · Executive Producer
- *Evening* (2007), as Nina Mars
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, as Kathy Graham
- *The Dead Girl* (2006), as Arden
- *Like Minds* (2006), as Sally · Executive Producer
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), as Sheryl Hoover — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *The Night Listener* (2006), as Donna D. Logand
- *In Her Shoes* (2005), as Rose Feller
- *The Last Shot* (2004), as Emily French
- *Connie and Carla* (2004), as Carla
- *Japanese Story* (2003), as Sandy Edwards
- *The Hours* (2002), as Kitty — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Dirty Deeds* (2002), as Sharon
- *About a Boy* (2002), as Fiona Brewer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *Changing Lanes* (2002), as Michelle
- *Dinner with Friends* (2001), as Beth
- *The Magic Pudding* (2000), as Meg Bluegum (voice)
- *Hotel Splendide* (2000), as Kath
- *Shaft* (2000), as Diane Palmieri
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), as Lynn Sear — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *8 ½ Women* (1999), as Griselda
- *TRL* (1998), series, Actor
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), as Mandy Slade — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *The Boys* (1998), as Michelle
- *Diana & Me* (1997), as Diana Spencer
- *The James Gang* (1997), as Julia Armstrong
- *Clockwatchers* (1997), as Iris Chapman
- *Emma* (1996), as Harriet Smith
- *Lilian's Story* (1996), as Young Lilian Singer
- *The Pallbearer* (1996), as Cynthia
- *Cosi* (1996), as Julie
- *This Marching Girl Thing* (1995), as Cindy
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), as Muriel Heslop — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)
- *The Thief and the Cobbler* (1993), as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)
- *Spotswood* (1992), as Wendy Robinson
- *Positano*, Actor
- *2034*, Actor
- *The Prima Donna*, as Livia Angelli · Executive Producer
- *A French Pursuit*, as Zoe Turner
- *Writers and Lovers*, Producer, Director, Writer
- *The Roots Manœuvre*, Actor
- *Fangs*, Actor
- *Ibelin*, Actor
- *Hot Mother*, as Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-b02b0e0a48d0.jpg) Toni Collette — Desmond Herzfelder, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Toni_Collette_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Toni_Collette_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![BAFTA 2007](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-92d7b5d3857a.jpg) BAFTA 2007 — S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/BAFTA_2007_%28387030826%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![BAFTA 2007](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-1f117d750621.jpg) BAFTA 2007 — S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/BAFTA_2007_%28387031333%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hereditary director Ari Aster with Toni Collette at Sundance London UK (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-e48a49413fba.jpg) Hereditary director Ari Aster with Toni Collette at Sundance London UK (2018) — PunkToad, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Hereditary_Director_Ari_Aster_with_Toni_Collette.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-a80b7c932f94.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-3220743f814c.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-33dc443eff77.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB
- ![Hereditary director Ari Aster with Toni Collette at Sundance London UK (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-33fb5d2c078c.jpg) Hereditary director Ari Aster with Toni Collette at Sundance London UK (2018) — PunkToad, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Hereditary_Director_Ari_Aster_with_Toni_Collette_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Toni Collette at the premiere of In Her Shoes, Toronto Film Festival 2005 (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-699ef1f0f5fe.jpg) Toni Collette at the premiere of In Her Shoes, Toronto Film Festival 2005 (2006) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/In_Her_Shoes_003_%287271267292%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-2a396083aac5.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-424ea567f3d0.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB
- ![Toni Collette](https://film.one/media/person/8668/gallery-ce4e9a545f3b.jpg) Toni Collette — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2000: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Sixth Sense*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *United States of Tara*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Theatre World Award 2000: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 2000: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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