Toni Collette
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I`m very happy with my lot. I like the variety I get. You don`t want to spend your life repeating yourself. It`s true of any kind of artist, you want to explore as wide and far as you can go, so that`s what I`ve been trying to do.
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Birthdate :November 1, 1972
Location :Blacktown
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Job :artists
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Toni Collette Timeline
1992
Starred as Sonya in the Sydney Theatre Company's 1992 Production of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya".1992
Dropped out of Australia's NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) in order to make her first film Spotswood (1992).1994
Gained 40 pounds in 7 weeks for Muriel's Wedding (1994) with the help of a dietitian.1996
Performs "Throw Your Arms Around Me", "Don't Dream It Over" and "Stand By Me" in the film "Cosi" 1996.1998
Was romantically linked to actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers while the pair played a couple in Velvet Goldmine (1998).1999
Played the mother for both Haley Joel Osment and Abigail Breslin in their Oscar nominated roles (The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006)).1999
She has shaved her head five times. Only once for a film though.8 ½ Women (1999).2000
Nominated for a 2000 Tony Award for her performance as "Queenie" in Michael John LaChiusa's musical "The Wild Party" on Broadway.2005
Though she vowed not to gain any more weight for movie roles, director Curtis Hanson convinced her to gain twenty-five pounds for her role in In Her Shoes (2005). She believed it was important to her character's personality.2006
Is only 11 years older than Paul Dano, who plays her son in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).2007
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.2007
Strenuously campaigned for the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) but ultimately lost it to Helena Bonham Carter.2008
Gave birth to her daughter, Sage Florence, by her husband David Galafassi, on 9 January 2008.2009
Returned to work 9 months after giving birth to her daughter Sage in order to begin filming Mary and Max (2009).2009
Was 5 months pregnant with her son Arlo when she completed filming on the third series of "United States of Tara" (2009).2011
Gave birth to her son Arlo Robert Galafassi, with husband Dave Galafassi, in Australia (22 April 2011).2012
Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her son Arlo to begin filming Mental (2012).
