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Welcome to Toni Collette Online, an unofficial information resource on the Australian
act-ress and singer, best known from "Muriel's Wedding", "The Sixth Sense" and "Little
Miss Sunshine". This site offers all essential info on her life and career with
a comprehensive archive of press articles, news, images and video clips. Enjoy your
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SUNDANCE AIRDATES FOR TONI'S FILMS
2005-12-19 |
Here are the screening dates for Toni's upcoming films, "The Night Listener" and "Little Miss
Sunshine" at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
Little Miss Sunshine
| Friday , Jan 20 | 6:00 PM |
Eccles Theatre | | Saturday , Jan 21 |
8:30 AM | Library Center Theatre |
| Saturday , Jan 21 | 6:00 PM |
Screening Room, Sundance Village |
| Saturday , Jan 21 | 8:30 PM |
Screening Room, Sundance Village |
| Sunday , Jan 22 | 9:30 PM |
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center |
| Tuesday , Jan 24 | 6:30 PM |
Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden |
The Night Listener
| Saturday , Jan 21 |
6:00 PM |
Eccles Theatre |
| Sunday , Jan 22 |
8:30 AM |
Library Center Theatre |
| Sunday , Jan 22 |
6:00 PM |
Screening Room, Sundance Village |
| Sunday , Jan 22 |
8:30 PM |
Screening Room, Sundance Village |
| Monday , Jan 23 |
6:30 PM |
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center |
| Wednesday , Jan 25 |
6:30 PM |
Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden |
TONI RECEIVES SATELLITE AWARD NOMINATION
2005-12-03 |
The awards season is kicking off - and Toni got her first nomination as
Best Actress ("In her Shoes") for the Satellite Award, nominated alongside Charlize Theron,
Julianne Moore, Robin Wright Penn, Ziyi Zhang and Felicity Huffman. Shirley MacLaine also got
a nomination as Best Supporting Actress. The winners will be announced on December 17, 2005.
A full list of nominees can be found on their
Official Website.
"LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE" & "THE NIGHT LISTENER" ON SUNDANCE
2005-12-01 |
Toni's upcoming films "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Night Listener" will both have their
world premieres at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival! Exact screening dates are not yet announced,
be sure to find them here once they're published. The Sundance's
Official Website has a complete line-up.
COLLETTE AMONG AFI PRESENTERS
2005-11-13 |
An all-star cast is heading to Melbourne for the AFI Awards Dinner, which will be held at
Central City Studios, Docklands. Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, Golden Globe winner Rachel
Griffiths and Oscar-nominated Toni Collette will be presenting film and television awards on
November 26. The AFIs will be televised on Channel 9.
"IN HER SHOES" PROMOTION EXPANDS TO ITALY AND UK
2005-11-06 |
As reported on yesterday's "Wetten Dass..?", Toni and Cameron Diaz will next travel to London, England,
and Rome, Italy in order to promote "In her Shoes".
TONI AND CAMERON ATTEND STAR-STUDDED "WETTEN DASS..?"
2005-11-05 |
Actresses Toni Collette and and Cameron Diaz are going to attend the German "Wetten Dass..?",
Europes biggest game and entertainment show. Among the other guests are Carlos Santana, Madonna,
Shakira and German actors Mario Adorf, Benno Führmann and Diane Krüger. The show will be broadcasted
live from Mannheim, Germany and is shown in all German speaking regions such as Germany,
Switzerland and Austria on the German TV Station ZDF on 20.15 CET.
"BEAUTIFUL AWKWARD PICTURES" TO RELEASE EARLY NEXT YEAR
2005-10-13 |
According to various sources, including
The Afe, the upcoming record by Toni Collette and the Finish, "Beautiful Awkward Pictures" is slated for
release early next year. The album will comprise 11 songs. No word is given yet where the record will be released.
"IN HER SHOES" TAKES #3 AT THE BOX OFFICE
2005-10-10 |
"In Her Shoes" took the third place at the box office with solid $ 10 million. The drama comedy
releases in European countries the next weeks.
COLLETTE AND DIAZ TO PROMOTE "IN HER SHOES" IN GERMANY
2005-10-05 |
Actresses Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette, who have been busy promoting "In her Shoes" in Australia,
Tokyo and the USA, will both make appearances in Germany. The are stated to attend the films'
premiere on November 04, 2005 - and will be guests on the show "Wetten Dass" one day later.
TONI COLLETTE TURNS FROM MOVIES TO TUNES
2005-09-14 |
According to Reuters, Toni Collette will step off the movie set and take to the road next year
with an album of "alternative rock, pop" songs. Collette, whose latest film In Her Shoes
premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, has been writing songs for years while
on movie sets. But she says it was only recently that she felt secure enough to step away from
acting and still believe she had a career to come back to.
"As kind of freeing as it is to be an actor, it kind of has a predictability about it because
I've been doing it since I was 17," she said. "Making music and being in the studio and working
with my band was a whole new experience and it just felt quite fantastic."
Collette's break from movie-making will see her tour with her band, called Toni Collette and
The Finish, which includes her musician husband on drums.
COLLETTE BACKS DOWN ON CALL FOR MULESING BAN
2005-07-18 |
According to ABC Australia,
actress Toni Collette has done a backflip on the issue of mulesing, saying she now has a clearer understanding of the practice.
Mulesing is the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of sheep as a measure against flystrike.
While encouraging the animal protection lobby in their endeavours, the movie star says she now understands there are currently no alternatives available to the industry.
Collette wrote to Prime Minister John Howard asking him to ban mulesing of Australian sheep, after information was presented to her by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Collette has issued a statement that she was lead to understand there were effective and humane alternatives to prevent flystrike, currently available.
But since having contact with farming organisations and individual farmers, she says she now understands the complexity of the situation.
COLLETTE WRITES PM HOWARD TO BAN MULESING
2005-07-07 |
Toni Collette, the Sydney-born actor famous for her roles in such movies as The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, The Hours, and Muriel's Wedding, has sent a letter to Australian Prime Minister John Howard calling for an end to the horrific practices of mulesing (live flaying) and live sheep export.
"Mulesing is an unimaginably cruel procedure," writes Collette. "The recent promise to stop mulesing by 2010 is unacceptable, since more humane alternatives to prevent flystrike are available now."
Toni goes on to urge the Prime Minister to stop the live export of sheep who are no longer profitable to the Australian merino wool industry.
The live-export "death ships" transport more that 6 million sheep to the Middle East and North Africa every year.
Conditions on these ships are unimaginably bleak—thousands die en route from disease and starvation, and those who survive the journey have their throats slit while they are still conscious.
Toni writes, "I am sure that you do not want Australia to be associated with the image of starving, thirsty, and sick sheep who are sentenced to a painful death on foreign soil."
"IN HER SHOES" TRAILER IS ONLINE
2005-06-14 |
The official trailer of "In her Shoes" has launched and gives a bunch of great scenes with Toni,
visit Apple's Trailer site,
go there to watch it. The Official Website will be located at
www.inhershoesmovie.com/, although this link still leads to the regular FoxMovies.com website.
"LIKE MINDS" OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS UP
2005-05-23 |
Becker Films International has launched a website for Toni's upcoming thriller "Like Minds". Go
to http://203.147.187.87/bfi/likeminds.asp
to see the poster and a short synopsis. A trailer is stated to coming soon.
PROMO SCREENING OF "LIKE MINDS" AT CANNES
2005-05-09 |
"Like Minds" production company Becker Films International states the film to have a promo
screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2005. More info can be found at the Cannes
Film Festival's Official Website.
CARELL, COLLETTE AND KINNEAR ENJOY THE SUNSHINE
2005-04-13 |
According to Variety, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette will star in Little Miss
Sunshine, a road-trip comedy. The film, written by Michael Arndt, marks the
directing debut of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
The movie is about the cross-country journey in a Volkswagen bus of a family bent on getting an
8-year-old to the finals of a beauty pageant.
Filming begins June 6 in Los Angeles. Dayton and Faris are prolific makers of commercials and
videos by the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Smashing Pumpkins.
"LIKE MINDS" TO PREMIERE AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
2005-03-12 |
Various sources, no official though, have listed "Like Minds" to premiere at the Cannes Film
Festival 2005. No word is given if Toni or any of the cast will attend.
WILLIAMS AND COLLETTE HEAR THE NIGHT
2005-02-17 |
According to Variety, Robin Williams and Toni Collette will star in the adaptation of Armistead
Maupin's novel The Night Listener for Hart Sharp Entertainment. Patrick Stettner (The Business
of Strangers) will direct the film, which goes into production next month in and around New York.
The Night Listener is the story of a popular radio show host who, while trying to cope with a
splintering romance, strikes up a telephone relationship with his biggest fan. When disturbing
questions arise regarding the boy's identity, his life spins out of control.
Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin and Joe Morton are also in talks to join the cast. The screenplay was
adapted by Maupin.
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