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How old is Toni Collette, what are the Muriel’s Wedding and Wanderlust star’s hit movies and who is her husband?

TONI Collette propelled to fame in her breakout movie Muriel's Wedding and went on to have commercial success in About A Boy opposite Hugh Grant, amongst many other roles.

Here's all you need to know about the Academy-award nominated Aussie actress...

 Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated actress
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Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated actressCredit: PA:Press Association

How old is Toni Collette?

Toni Collette was born in Blacktown, Western Sydney on 1 November 1972 - making her 45.

She's the daughter of Judith, a customer-service rep, and truck-driver Bob Collett.

She has two younger brothers, Ben and Christopher.

She was born under the surname "Collett", but added an "e" at the end for her stage name.

 Her breakthrough role was in the 1994 hit Muriel's Wedding
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Her breakthrough role was in the 1994 hit Muriel's WeddingCredit: Handout

What are Toni Colette's hit movies?

Toni's breakthrough movie was Muriel's Wedding, in which she played the title character.

The star had to gain 40lb for the role but it was all worth it as she went on to win the Australian award for Best Actress, her first of five Australian Film Institute awards.

Since then she has gone on to have an extensive career both in film and on stage.

She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the 1999 hit thriller The Sixth Sense.

Some of her other hit movies are 2002's About A Boy, 2006's Little Miss Sunshine and 2005 drama-comedy In her Shoes.

The actress has consistently worked throughout her career, more recently she's been in 2017's Unlocked and Madame.

The 45-year-old is starring in 2018 horror film Hereditary which has already received rave-reviews from critics.

She has received six AACTA Awards, an Emmy and a Golden Globe, as well as being nominated twice for a BAFTA and once for an Oscar and a Tony Award.

Toni is set to star in new BBC drama Wanderlust alongside Steven Mackintosh, Zawe Ashton and Royce Pierreson.

Who is Toni Collette married to?

Toni got hitched to musician Dave Galafassi on 11 January 2003.

The couple share daughter Sage Florence, born in 2008.

And they later welcomed son Arlo Rober in 2011.

The pair is in a band together named Toni Collette & The Finish, with Toni singing and Dave playing the drums.

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