Toni (Antonia) Colette is an Australian actress, producer, director, musician and singer. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Sixth Sense. She is the owner of the Golden Globe and AACTA Awards. Viewers also know her from the films: "Muriel's Wedding", "Japanese Story", "Hitchcock", "Krampus", "Reincarnation", "Velvet Chainsaw".
Colette's creative biography includes more than seventy film roles. She is also a producer of films: "Reading Thoughts", "Black Ball", "United States of Tara", "Reincarnation", "Wanderlust". In addition to working in the cinema, Tony performs on stage with his husband as part of the group "Toni Collette & the Finish".
The actress has a large number of nominations and awards, including: Oscar, AACTA Awards, Golden Globe, Sputnik, Tony, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Gotham, Emmy.
early years
The girl was born in Australia in the fall of 1972. She appeared in the family of a truck driver and a service worker. Tony has two younger brothers: Christopher and Ben.
Even as a child, Tony was very attracted to creativity. She dreamed of becoming an actress. Once she so successfully pretended to be sick and portrayed an attack of appendicitis that even doctors believed that the girl really needed an urgent operation. The tests showed nothing, but the appendicitis was removed. Tony herself was proud that she was able to professionally play the role.
Tony appeared on the stage during her school years. Her first role was in the musical performance "Gospel". After graduating from high school, Colette entered the National Institute of Australia, where she studied drama. Tony also improved her acting skills in a studio organized at the youth theater. She left her studies at the institute after a couple of years to perform on stage and in practice to master the acting profession.
Film career
In the early 90s, the girl came to television and was cast, getting a role in the television series "Primitive Country". This was followed by work in several more television projects, and two years later, Tony got a role in the film "Expert".
Fame came to Colette after starring in the movie "Muriel's Wedding." For her acting in this project, Tony received the AACTA Awards. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe.
Soon, Tony was invited to the Hollywood picture "Another's Funeral". And then her filmography was replenished with such films as: "Emma", "Diana and Me", "Girl from the Office", "Velvet Goldmine", "8 ½ Women".
In 1999, Colette played a small role in the famous film The Sixth Sense, where she played the mother of the protagonist, played by Haley Joel Osment. The film about a boy who can see the dead earned the actress an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
After this success, Tony began to offer many new projects. She was casting for the lead role in The Bridget Jones Diaries, but was unable to take part in the filming due to her work in the theater.
Another excellent work of Colette can be called the film "My Boy". The actress played the role of a single mother and was nominated for a BAFTA. A year later, the artist received an award from the Australian Film Institute for her performance in the film "Japanese Story".
In 2008, Colette joined the main cast of the United States of Tara series, which has been in theaters for several years.
In 2014, Colette resumed performing on the Broadway stage, but continues to work in the cinema. Among her latest works, it is worth noting the films: "Jasper Johns", "Madame", "Reincarnation", "Hearts Beat Loud", "Thirst for Wanderings", "Velvet Chainsaw".
Personal life
Tony doesn't like to talk a lot about his personal life. It is known that she dated actor Jonathan Rhys-Myers for some time. But for unclear reasons, the young people broke up.
Colette's husband became musician Dave Galafassi in 2003. They created their own musical group, in which Tony is the lead singer and Dave is the drummer. The couple are raising two children: daughter Sage Florence and son Arlo Robert.
