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Toni Collette

Actor, also producer · Born November 1, 1972 (53) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 1, 1972 (53)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
83 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Toni Collette's films like?

Across their 80 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 70 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 36 · Serious 14 · Dark 20

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 14

Gentle 19 · Charged 31 · Intense 20

Steady 28 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 31 · Funny 18

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 3

A split, not a type: Casual 36 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 11

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 20

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

55 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 55 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 55
Ally
16 of 55
Mentor
6 of 55
Herald
5 of 55
Shadow
5 of 55
Threshold guardian
3 of 55
Shapeshifter
3 of 55
Show the 55 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
31
Warm
23
Dread
20
Joyful
20
Other
97

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous16

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Toni Collette's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 83 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Subscription and free streaming for Toni Collette's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 83 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Goodbye June(2025)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Under the Stars(2025)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Wayward(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Evelyn Wade

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Mickey 17(2025)

    as Ylfa

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Juror #2(2024)

    as Faith Killebrew

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken(2023)

    as Agatha Gillman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Mafia Mamma(2023)

    Producer · as Kristin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Power(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • The Estate(2022)

    as Macey

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kathleen Peterson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Laura Oliver

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    as Zeena the Seer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Stowaway(2021)

    as Marina Barnett

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Dream Horse(2020)

    as Jan Vokes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Knives Out(2019)

    as Joni Thrombey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Unbelievable(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Detective Grace Rasmussen

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    as Gretchen

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Let's Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Segment: "The Heebie-Jeebies"

  • Wanderlust(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Associate Producer · as Joy Richards

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Hearts Beat Loud(2018)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Hereditary(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Annie Graham

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Yellow Birds(2017)

    as Amy Bartle

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Birthmarked(2018)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Please Stand By(2017)

    as Scottie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Madame(2017)

    as Anne Fredericks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Blue Murder: Killer Cop(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anne Melocco

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Fun Mom Dinner(2017)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Unlocked(2017)

    as Emily Knowles

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Jasper Jones(2017)

    as Ruth Bucktin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage(2017)

    as Jane Marke

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Imperium(2016)

    as Angela Zampino

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Krampus(2015)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Miss You Already(2015)

    as Milly

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Blinky Bill the Movie(2015)

    as Beryl / Cheryl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Glassland(2014)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • The Boxtrolls(2014)

    as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Devil's Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Margaret Wallace

  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Tammy(2014)

    as Missi

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    as Maureen Thompson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Hostages(2013)

    Show 15 episodes · as Ellen Sanders

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Enough Said(2013)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Lucky Them(2013)

    as Ellie Klug

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Way Way Back(2013)

    as Pam

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Hitchcock(2012)

    as Peggy Robertson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Mental(2012)

    as Shaz

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Storm Surfers 3D(2012)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Jesus Henry Christ(2011)

    as Patricia Herman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Fright Night(2011)

    as Jane Brewster

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Foster(2011)

    as Zooey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Mary and Max(2009)

    as Mary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • United States of Tara(2009)

    Show 36 episodes · as Tara Gregson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Toni Collette (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Towelhead(2007)

    as Melina Hines

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Black Balloon(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Maggie Mollison

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Evening(2007)

    as Nina Mars

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kathy Graham

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • The Dead Girl(2006)

    as Arden

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Murderous Intent(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Sally

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

    as Sheryl Hoover

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Night Listener(2006)

    as Donna D. Logand

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • In Her Shoes(2005)

    as Rose Feller

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Last Shot(2004)

    as Emily French

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Connie and Carla(2004)

    as Carla

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Japanese Story(2003)

    as Sandy Edwards

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Hours(2002)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Dirty Deeds(2002)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • About a Boy(2002)

    as Fiona Brewer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Changing Lanes(2002)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Dinner with Friends(2001)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Magic Pudding(2000)

    as Meg Bluegum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Hotel Splendide(2000)

    as Kath

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Shaft(2000)

    as Diane Palmieri

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Sixth Sense(1999)

    as Lynn Sear

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • 8 ½ Women(1999)

    as Griselda

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Velvet Goldmine(1998)

    as Mandy Slade

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Michelle

  • Diana & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Diana Spencer

  • The James Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Julia Armstrong

  • Clockwatchers(1997)

    as Iris Chapman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Emma(1996)

    as Harriet Smith

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Lilian's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Young Lilian Singer

  • The Pallbearer(1996)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Cosi(1996)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • This Marching Girl Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Cindy

  • Muriel's Wedding(1994)

    as Muriel Heslop

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)

    as Nurse / Mad Holy Old Witch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Efficiency Expert(1991)

    as Wendy Robinson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • 2034 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • A French Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Zoe Turner

  • Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hot Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Ibelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Positano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Livia Angelli

  • The Roots Manœuvre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Wake Up America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Writers and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 93 of them dated from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19922025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 58 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 103: 93 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting1 of 103: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 103: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing10 of 103: 0 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

103 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s17 · acting2000s24 · 24 acting · 3 crew2010s37 · 37 acting · 2 crew2020s15 · 15 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 70 roles
92970207121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 22 major nominations, 1996–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2019
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  4. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  5. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  8. 2003
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  2. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Toni Collette's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 73; across their 70 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

46 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser46
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed16

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Toni Collette's work okay for kids?

Across up to 54 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles8–83 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity54 titles11–64 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity43 titles29–82 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles15–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense38 titles23–73 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Toni Collette work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toni Collette's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles