Toni Collette was born in 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A redhead, who considers herself an actor, rather than a movie star, Collette is not bound by type and often plays unusual characters caught up in a weird world.   

Toni Collette began her acting career on stage in Australia, where she won.  She played the title role in Muriel's Wedding [1994], for which she gained 40 lbs.  She began playing supporting roles in films in Hollywood with the film, THE PALLBEARER [1996].

In 1999, she played in THE SIXTH SENSE with Bruce Willis.  Toni Collette was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Lynn Cole, the disbelieving mother of the ghost-seeing child protagonist.  She received a million dollar salary for her role.  Then in 2006 she played in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE with an ensemble cast, as Sheryl, a mother of a child beauty pageant contestant, surrounded by a family of struggling, disfunctional losers.

Toni Collette's other notable credits include...

UNITED STATES OF TARA (2009 - 2010, Showtime Series)
HEY HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER (2008)

THE BLACK BALLON (2008)

NOTHING IS PRIVATE (2007)

EVENING (2007)

THE DEAD GIRL (2006)

LIKE MINDS (2006)

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006)

THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006)

IN HER SHOES (2005)

THE LAST SHOT (2004)

DIRTY DEEDS (2002)
ABOUT A BOY (2002)
CHANGING LANES (2002)

SHAFT (2000)

THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

THE JAMES GANG (1997)

EMMA (1996)

MURIEL'S WEDDING (1994)