Toni Collette

Australia’s own Hollywood superstar, Toni is one of our finest actresses, talented singer/songwriter, and now making it big on the small screen with her new TV series “United States of Tara”.

Toni became a superstar at home and abroad with her portrayal as Muriel Heslop in 1994’s 'Muriel’s Wedding', proving her ability to transform into the characters she plays and going on to star in a variety of intriguingly diverse roles.

Most recently, she has featured in 'The Black Balloon', the animated film 'Mary and Max' and the ensemble 'Towelhead'. In 2007, she starred in the Hollywood flick 'Evening', co-starring Vanessa Redgrave. The same year she starred in the Australian children’s film 'Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger'. Other films have included the Oscar-nominated comedy 'Little Miss Sunshine', 'Tsunami: The Aftermath' which earned Toni both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, 'The Night Listener' with Robin Williams and Sandra Oh, 'Like Minds' alongside Richard Roxburgh, 'In Her Shoes' with Cameron Diaz, 'Connie and Carla', 'The Last Shot', 'Shaft' with Samuel L. Jackson, 'The Sixth Sense' for which she earned an Oscar nomination and the mystery / thriller, 'The Dead Girl' alongside Josh Brolin.

Toni received some of the best reviews of her career for the film 'Japanese Story' receiving critical acclaim and an AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Lead Role.

In 2002, Toni appeared in four films including; 'Changing Lanes', 'Dirty Deeds', 'About a Boy' and the critically acclaimed film 'The Hours'. Toni has also had the opportunity to demonstrate her talents on Broadway’s stage. In 2000 she starred in the highly anticipated revival of 'The Wild Party' alongside Mandy Patinkin and Eartha Kitt.

Toni’s new TV series has been a hit in the States, with Steven Speilberg and Juno’s Diablo Cody as Executive Producers. Diablo also created and wrote the series. It sees Toni star as a seemingly ordinary suburban housewife and mother, who has dissociative identity disorder – where she displays multiple identities and personalities. United States of Tara airs from Wednesday 29th July 9.30pm on ABC TV.