Collette

British

/ kɒˈlɛt /

noun

Toni , full name Antonia Collette . born 1972, Australian film actress. Her films include Muriel's Wedding (1994), The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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"We did say it would take between four and five years for construction," Collette Roche, newly appointed by United as the chief executive of their New Stadium Development, told the club's Inside Carrington podcast.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

When asked about the type of performance that stands out to her, Dyer immediately names Toni Collette in “Muriel’s Wedding” and the intersection of hilarious and heartbreaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Almost immediately after the event was reported, myriad human actors, including Toni Collette and Mara Wilson, expressed their objections to the whole affair on social media, demanding that the interested agents expose themselves.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

Blackwell is “the new standard for AI inference,” Chief Financial Officer Collette Kress said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 27, 2025

Last autumn his then girlfriend Collette Turbot'd been invited by our art teacher Mr. Dunwoody to Art Club.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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