Toni Collett (sic) was born on the 1st November 1972 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia and is an actress and singer known for such roles as Lynn Sear in the film “The Sixth Sense” (1999), Sheryl Hoover in the film “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) among many others. She is the winner of Golden Globe, Emmy and Australian Film Institute Awards, having been active in the entertainment industry since 1990.
How much is the net worth of Toni Collette? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is over $15 million, as of the data given in early 2017. Acting is the main source of Collette’s fortune.
Toni Collette Net Worth $15 Million
To begin with, Toni Collette is the daughter of Bob Collette, a truck driver of American descent, and Judy Collette, a messenger company worker, the eldest of three children. Toni began her career as an actress in high school, creating roles in various student theatre plays. Later, she enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art of Sydney, but after studying two courses, she dropped out to pursue an acting career directly.
She rose to fame starring in the film “Muriel’s Wedding” (1994) directed by P. J. Hogan, having to add eighteen pounds in seven weeks, and for which performance she won a Australian Film Institute Award as well as being nominated for a Golden Globe. Later, the Australian actress made her debut in Hollywood, starring alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and David Schwimmer in the film “The Pallbearer” (1996) directed by Matt Reeves. After appearing in films such as “Emma” (1996), adapted from the novel by Jane Austen and directed by Douglas McGrath, and “Velvet Goldmine” (1998) directed by Todd Haynes, Toni took part in the thriller “The Sixth Sense” (1999), which became the sensation of the year, and for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She was also noticed after landing the role of Sheryl Hoover in the acclaimed film “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006). Her net worth was rising nicely.
Moreover, she participated in the series produced by Steven Spielberg “United States of Tara” (2009 – 2011) in which she played a family woman with dissociative identity disorder. Afterwards, she starred in the remake of the comedy horror “Fright Night” (2011), in which she played the mother who falls under the spell of the vampire. Recently, she created the lead role in the comedy drama “Miss You Already” (2015) by Catherine Hardwicke, starred alongside Angourie Rice in the drama film “Jasper Jones” (2016), was in the main cast of the action film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” (2017), and appeared in many other feature films. Currently, she is working on the set of the upcoming films “Unlocked” and “Madame”, adding more to her net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, Toni Collette is a vegetarian; she practices yoga and is fond of making spiritual trips to India. She married at the beginning of 2003 to Dave Galafassi. Previously she was a sentimental couple with the actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, her casting partner in the film “Velvet Goldmine” (1998).
