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 stay!

UPDATES ARCHIVE | FEBRUARY 2007 SCREENCAPS RE-ADDED Posted: 2007-02-22 Big gallery update! Re-added 1700+ screencaps from her films, including "Cosi", "The Sixth Sense", "The Last Shot", "The Pallbearer", "Like Minds", "The Hours", "Connie and Carla" and "Diana and Me". More to come, enjoy the caps :-) "THE BLACK BALLOON" INFORMATION Posted: 2007-02-21 The film's distributor Icon Entertainment International has launched a first "Official Site" for the upcoming comedy drama at http://www.iconmovies.net/blackballoon/ along with a synopsis: When Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home and he has to start at a new school, all he wants is to fit in. When his pregnant Mother (Toni Collette) has to take it easy, he is put in charge of his autistic older brother Charlie (Luke Ford). Thomas with the help of his new girlfriend Jackie (Gemma Ward) faces his biggest challenge yet. Charlie’s unusual antics take Thomas on an emotional journey that cause his pent-up frustrations about his brother to pour out, in a story that’s funny, shocking, and ultimately heart-warming. The Black Balloon is a coming of age story about fitting in, discovering teenage love and accepting your family. AWAY FROM THE SUNSHINE Posted: 2007-02-19 Here's a nice article by the Herald Sun with news on Toni's tour and the info that shooting of "Black Balloon" has been finished for Toni already: "I think it must have been the salmon," Collette says with a groan, slumping into a chair the day after the BAFTAs. "It wasn't alcohol. I had a really early night but I was tossing and turning ... and then it hit me." Sitting in a London hotel, the Little Miss Sunshine star is bravely trying to live up to the film's tagline - "everyone pretend to be normal" - but its clear she's crook. Wondering if it might be morning sickness, I comment most of her recent roles have been motherly. Have they made her clucky? "Yeah. Motherhood. I'm 34, so it's bound to be sooner than later and I'm looking forward to it," she mumbles. So, is she pregnant? "God no," she says. She hears the clock ticking, though. "I've never had a problem with age before. But I'm 35 this year which is almost 40 which is almost 50," she says. The ever-busy actor wrapped up shooting Australian drama Black Balloon with Gemma Ward last week, hours before boarding the plane to London for the BAFTAs and to present the Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act to Hollywood rock band Orson. The full article can be read in the Press section or at the Herald Sun's Website. TONI COLLETTE SKIPS OSCARS :-( Posted: 2007-02-19 Too bad! According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Toni won't attend the Academy Awards this year: Toni Collette returns to Sydney this week after a whirlwind awards season overseas that has celebrated her role in Little Miss Sunshine. Collette, who will not be attending the Academy Awards (she was invited to attend, but missed out on a nomination this year), is returning to Australia to pursue her passion for music. Apart from attending the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards (actually, she didn't) and BAFTAs, Collette also managed to appear at the Brit Awards, the UK's best-known music awards ceremony, where she was introduced as a musician rather than actor. The Sun-Herald's S section can reveal the actor's starring role in a new video clip for her song Look Up, which was filmed in Sydney by Paul Goldman and Alice Bell, best known for their work on Suburban Mayhem. The single will be released in early March, but the clip is being circulated among some of Australia's best-known video shows, ahead of Collette's local tour next month. It's a long way from the bright lights of Hollywood, but instead of being immersed in Oscars events on February 25, Collette will be rehearsing ahead of her shows. Only a few days after the Oscars are handed out, she will be playing her first show at Parramatta's Albion Hotel on March 1, before a gig at the Gaelic Club in Surry Hills (March 2) and one at the Revesby Workers Club on March 3. The full article can be read here. TONI ROCKS AT BRIT AWARDS Posted: 2007-02-16 Article courtesy the Daily Telegraph: She's got the film awards down pat, but Toni Collette was more rock goddess than flick chick when she hit the red carpet at the Brit Awards in London. Embracing her new status as a muso, Collette happily waved her hand in the air to be rock-enrolled as a presenter at the UK music industry's night of nights. While she may have been a last minute addition to the line-up, the fit was perfect, with the Aussie star handing out the gong Grammy Award winners Wolfmother were nominated for. While it was US band Orson who won the award for International Breakthrough Act, it didn't stop Collette and her hubbie Dave Galafassi from rocking out with the big boys _ the pair ended up playing the congas with the boss of Univeral Music UK till the wee hours of the morning. Collette, Galafassi and their band the Finish kick off their Australian tour at the Albion Hotel in Parramatta on March 1." Pictures from the Brit Awards can be found in the Image Library. BAFTAS: CONTINUING COVERAGE Posted: 2007-02-16 I've added more pictures from the BAFTAs and Jess has once again contributed two great videos of Toni presenting on stage and the "Little Miss Sunshine" segment. Thanks a lot! :-) TONI TIPS HELEN MIRREN FOR OSCAR GLORY Posted: 2007-02-16 According to Channel4, Toni Collette is tipping Bafta winner Helen Mirren to do the double and win an Oscar for The Queen. The Muriel's Wedding actress said: "If I said anybody else I'd probably be fooling myself. There seems to be a flood and it's well deserved - she's amazing in the film." The star isn't nominated for an Oscar herself but her film Little Miss Sunshine is up for a total of four awards including best motion picture. The movie has picked up a string of awards, including a pair of Baftas, and is tipped to do well on February 25. Releasing an album seems to be something of a tradition for Australian actresses - with the likes Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Delta Goodrem all having a go - and Toni's not one to be left out. She said: "It came out in Australia at the end of last year. It's called Beautiful Awkward Pictures and my band is called The Finish. My husband Dave is the drummer!" BRITISH ACADEMY AWARD PICTURES Posted: 2007-02-10 Toni looked stunning at yesterday's BAFTA Awards! I've added pictures to the Image Library and the great Jess has contributed a very funny interview video from the red carpet. "LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE" DVD CAPS Posted: 2007-02-10 Added 450 DVD screencaps of "Little Miss Sunshine" to the Image Library as well as stills and behind the scenes images from the film. Please note that the caps contain spoilers, so don't watch them if you haven't seen the film yet. TONI TO PLAY WEST AUSTRALIAN GIGS Posted: 2007-02-10 Following on from last year's shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Toni Collette and the Finish are ready to lap Australia. In support of the debut album 'Beautiful Awkward Pictures' and the second single 'Look Up', the tour will expand to South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. Because of touring commitments with Augie March, Glenn Richards who plays on 'Beautiful Awkward Pictures' has been replaced by Peter Fenton from Crow. The Finish live will also include David Galafassi (drums), Pete Farley (bass), David Lang (piano) and Amanda Brown on everything else. Tour dates are: NSW Thursday March 1st - Gasworks (The Albion Hotel), Parramatta NSW Friday March 2nd - The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW Saturday March 3rd – The Whitlam Theatre, Revesby Workers Club, Revesby, NSW VIC Wednesday March 7th - The Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc VIC Thursday March 8th - The Prince Of Wales Hotel, St Kilda VIC SA Friday March 9th – Fowlers Live, Adelaide SA WA Saturday March 10th - The Rosemount, Perth. WA Sunday March 11th – Fly By Night Club, Fremantle WA QLD Thursday March 15th - The Tivoli, Brisbane Friday March 16th - The Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta QLD Saturday March 17th - The Great Northern, Byron Bay NSW