- published: 06 Nov 2015
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Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish.
Collette's acting career began in the early 1990s with comedic roles in films such as Spotswood (1992) and Muriel's Wedding (1994), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Following her performances in Emma (1996) and The Boys (1998), Collette achieved international recognition as a result of her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Lynn Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999). She has appeared in thrillers such as Shaft (2000) and Changing Lanes (2002) and independent comedy films like About a Boy (2002), Connie and Carla (2004), In Her Shoes (2005) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
In 2009, she began playing the lead role in the television series United States of Tara, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2010.
Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette on The View (Nov 6th, 2015)
Toni Collette - 61st Emmy Awards
Toni Collette: What would she say to her younger self?
60 Minutes - Toni Collette (Recorded Sep 9, 2012, Nine)
Craig Ferguson 6/24/13D Late Late Show Toni Collette XD
Drew Barrymore And Toni Collette On Becoming Best Friends | Lorraine
Toni Collette Hears 'You're Terrible Muriel' Every Day
Angel in the House - Full Movie Starring Toni Collette
Toni Collette 21 years after Muriel's Wedding
Toni Collette interview on ROVE (2009)
Toni Collette singing Stand by Me
Toni Collette interview on The Late Show with David Letterman 12 September 2013
Look at the world so close
And I'm halfway to it
Look at it all so big
Do I even dare?
Look at me, there at last
I just have to do it
Should I?
Here I go
Just smell the grass, the dirt
Just like I dreamed they'd be
Just feel that summer breeze
The way it's calling me
For like the first time ever
I'm completely free
I could go running and racing
And dancing and chasing
And leaping and bounding
Hair flying, heart pounding
And splashing and reeling
And finally feeling