• Toni Collette is an Australian actress and singer who gained international acclaim for her roles in the films Muriel's Wedding, About A Boy, The Sixth Sense and Little Miss Sunshine.

  Collette appears as the female lead, Tara, in Showtime's United States of Tara, which premiered on January 18, 2009. For this role, she won an Emmy Award in 2009.Handicapping the Emmy Awards

• 1. Born: November 1, 1972 in Blacktown, Australia
  2. Height: 5'8"
  3. Has a daughter
  4. Singer in the band Toni Collette and the Finish
  5. Academy Award nominations: 1
  6. Attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts
  7. Was offered the title role in Bridget Jones's Diary
  8. Won an Emmy Award in 2009 for United States of Tara

• Toni Collette's Showbiz Start

  In her first major acting performance at the age of 11, Collette faked a case of appendicitis and was so convincing that doctors ended up removing it. She made her on screen debut in 1992 in the film Spotswood, alongside actors Anthony Hopkins and Russell Crowe.

• United States of Tara

  Toni Collette plays the role of Tara in the comedy series United States of Tara which was created by Steven Spielberg and developed by Diablo Cody of Juno fame. Tara suffers from multiple personalities (Dissociative Identity Disorder) that include a teenage pot smoker named T, Alice, a homemaker and Buck, a beer drinking male biker. The show reveals the struggles between her personalities and the raising of her family, as well as the trials of her dysfunctional family as they learn to cope with her multiple identities.Variety: United States of Tara (January 6, 2009) The role won her an Emmy Award in 2009.

• Romantic Life

  • Dated Jonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Married drummer Dave Galafassi in 2003

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