kaķa klepus - Toni Collette

She was born on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three children born to a truck driver, and a customer service representative. From age 6 she was brought up in suburban Sydney. At the age of 11 she showed her phenomenal acting skills when she faked appendicitis out of boredom and longing for attention; her act was so convincing that doctors had to remove her appendix, even though the test showed nothing wrong with it. At 16, she left school and enrolled in National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). At that time she was a struggling actress, supporting herself by delivering pizzas. After 18 months of studies, she left NIDA for her feature film debut opposite Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins, and earned herself a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the Australian Film Institute.