I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier.

Music career
In October 2006 Toni Collette began touring Australia to promote her first vocal album Beautiful Awkward Pictures released on Hoola Hoop Records under the name Toni Collette & the Finish a band for which her husband drums. She attended Blacktown Girls High School until the age of 16 and then later attended both the Australian Theatre for Young People and NIDA. Personal life
Collette married Dave Galafassi on 11 January 2003.

Following her performances in Emma (1996) and The Boys (1998) Collette achieved international recognition as a result of her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Lynn Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999). Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress and musician known for her acting work on stage television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish. She has appeared in thrillers such as Shaft (2000) and Changing Lanes (2002) and independent comedy films like About a Boy (2002) Connie and Carla (2004) In Her Shoes (2005) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).