Biography
Australian Tony Collett is not only an actress of the theater and cinema, but also a vocalist of the Toni Collette & The Finish group, where she performs with his spouse. Her game in the television series "United States Tara" was marked by two prestigious awards - Emmy and Golden Globe.Childhood and youth
Antonia Collett was born on November 1, 1972 in Sydney, Australia. Her father Bob Collett worked a trucker, the mother of Judith Cook worked in the department of the client service. Tony - a senior child in the family, grew up with two brothers, Christopher and Ben.
The acting skills of Antonia honed since childhood: at the age of 11, she so skillfully stated an attack of appendicitis that the doctors believed and removed it, although the tests did not show any dangerous. In adolescence, Tony first came out on the stage, fulfilling the Gos. in the musical.
In the senior classes, Collett no longer doubted that being actress was her vocation. She came to the National Institute of Dramatic Art from the first time, in parallel went to courses at the Australian Youth Theater. After a year and a half, Tony threw his studies for the role in the "Uncle Vanya".
Films
Professional creative biography Collett began in 1990 with a small role in the series "Primitive Country". Two years later, she made his debut in the full-length ribbon "Expert". But told Tony in 1994 after the main role in the comedy film "Wedding Muriel". The actress recalls that for the image she needed to recover 18 kilograms for 7 weeks. Her game was marked by a prize for the best female role Australian film institute.
The first role in Hollywood she got in the comedy "Fans Funeral", which came out on the screens in 1996. At the same time, she made his debut in England, fulfilling a role in the screening of the novel "Jane Austin". In 1998, the actress played the wife of the rock star in the musical drama "Velvet Golden", where he met actor Jonathan Ris-Myers. Between them broke out a short novel.
In 1999, the famous director Peter Greenaway suggested Tony a role in the film "8 ½ women", where Australian performed the role in the brothel of the nuns. A few months later, the first blockbuster with the participation of the actress "Sixth Sensitude" came out. For the image of a boy's mother with non-standard abilities, Collett was nominated for Oscar as "Best Actress of the Second Plan."
In 2000, Tony refused to offer a major role in the Comedy "Bridget Jones Diary" because of the employment on Broadway in the musical "Wild Party". As you know, for Rene Zellweger, the Bridget image has become one of the most successful careers.
In 2002, with Ben Affleck, she appeared on the screen in the melodrama "in someone else's row." At the same time, the film "My boy", where Tonya performed a single mother, for the image of which the actress nominated on BAFTA. Next year, Collett receives another award from the Australian Institute as the best actress for the role in the Drama "Japanese History".
In 2005, Tony and Cameron Diaz held together in the tragicomedy "away from you." Similar externally, the actresses embodied the images opposed by the nature of the sisters. The following year, Collett fulfilled the role of mother from a disadvantaged family in the tape "Little Miss Happiness." The film became one of the most successful actresses in the career: 4 nominations for Oscar, good reviews of critics, cash receipt of more than $ 100 million.
In 2008, the actress began to star in the series "United States of Tara", where she worked for three seasons, until 2011. She played a mother of two children, which suffers from dissociative identity disorder, while combining seven personalities in itself.
In 2011, Tony first received a role in the horror movie "Night of Fear", after which he starred in the Drama "Hichkok". In 2013, Colletts invited the hostage to the series, where she turned into a brilliant surgeon, which was in front of a complex vital choice.
In 2014, Tony returns to Broadway after a 14-year break. There she fulfills the main role in the play "Realistic Jones". In the same year, she squeezed long hair "under the boy" for the sake of the role in the film "I miss you."
In Ribe, she starred with Drew Barrymore, actresses played inseparable from childhood friends - Jess and Milli. The crisis comes in their relationship when the heroine Tony finds out that she has cancer, and Milli is pregnant.
In 2016, the actress starred with Daniel Radcliffe in the tape "Absolute Power", and in a year - with Orlando Bloom, John Malkovich and Michael Douglas in the film "Secret Agent". One of the last on the screens came the tape "Madame" of the French director Amanda Sterce. A film about the eternal theme of Cinderella: the maid from the rich house falls in love with the aristocrat who takes a girl for the particular blue blood.
Personal life
A little about the personal life of Tony Collett knows a bit: after filming in the tape "Velvet Golden Live" about a year consisted of a relationship with actor Jonathan Ris-Myers, where he played a major role. For unknown reasons, the couple broke up.
In 2003, it became known that Collett married Musician Dave Galafassi. Wedding spouse played in Australia. Two children were born in marriage: in 2008 - Daughter Sej Florence, and in 2011 - the son of Arlo Robert. At the moment, Dave is a drummer in the Toni Collette & The Finish team, where Tony is a vocalist.
In 2006, the team released a debut album and toured in Australia. At the Live Earth International Festival, they performed as headlines. Also Tony is not indifferent to animals, is an active participant in the campaign of protecting their PETA rights.
Tony Collett now
Tony - Survived actress, loving wife and mom. On her official page in "Instagram" more working photos than personal: pictures from the shooting sites, posters of the future prime minister.
On June 7, 2018, the horror film "Reincarnation" will be released on Russian screens, where Tony Collett performed the main role of a woman who had just buried mom and lives in her house. The slogan ribbon says "each pedigree has its secrets."
Filmography
- 1994 - "Wedding Muriel"
- 1997 - "Diana and I"
- 1999 - "Sixth feeling"
- 2002 - "My boy"
- 2004 - "In the show only girls"
- 2005 - "away from you"
- 2006 - "Little Miss Happiness"
- 2007 - "Deadly Girl"
- 2011 - "Night of Fear"
- 2011 - "My little angel"
- 2012 - "Hichkok"
- 2013 - "Pretty Words"
- 2014 - "Family Monsters"
- 2017 - "Three Iks: world domination"
- 2017 - Madame