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Toni Collette displays tiny frame and cropped hairdo Miss You Already premiere after shaving head for cancer patient role

By Jennifer Smith For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:10 EST, 13 September 2015 | Updated: 07:10 EST, 13 September 2015

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She shed weight to portray a fun-loving cancer patient in the film.

And actress Toni Collette put her lithe frame on display at the premiere for Missing You Already on Saturday.

Dressed in a fitted satin gown, the Australian actress beamed for photographers at the Toronto Film Festival where the film was shown for the first time.

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Star: Toni Collette showed off her lithe frame and cropped hairdo at the premiere for Miss You Already in Toronto on Saturday night

Wearing her blonde hair styled in a tidy crop, the 42-year-old oozed glamour in her white and yellow gown.

Keeping accessories to a minimum, she carried a small, gold clutch, matching bangle and large gold earrings.

The Muriel's Wedding starlet showed off a sun-kissed complexion, sporting heavy eye make-up and just a slick of nude lipstick.

Glamour: The actress wowed in a yellow and white satin gown, completing her red carpet look with gold accessories

She was joined on the red carpet by co-star Drew Barrymore, with the two actress sharing an enthusiastic embrace when they crossed paths.

Collette and Barrymore play best friends Milly and Jess in Miss You Already, directed by Twighlight's Catherine Hardwick.

The film sees Collette's character battle breast cancer while Jess tries to start a family.

Beauty: Collette showed off a sun-kissed complexion and wore lashings of eye make-up for the appearance

Glowing: Collette refused to let the dreary Toronto weather dampen her spirits as she joked on the red carpet

Team: Barrymore and Collette were joined by the film's director, Twighlight creative Catherine Hardwick (R)

As Milly's health deteriorates, she becomes thinner and loses her hair to chemotherapy. Collette, who famously piled on the pounds for her breakthrough role as Muriel in Muriel's Wedding, did the same to identify with character.

Speaking before she shaved her head last year, the actress told how it wasn't the first time she had cut her hair off.

'Shaving your head is like a cleanse for me, you know? That's what it feels like. A fresh start,' she told Edit magazine.

Famous friends: Collette and Barrymore were clearly delighted to see one another, embracing throughout the night and after the premiere at the Soho House after party (above)

'It comes from not wanting to feel boxed in because people assume they know who I am. We're constantly evolving.'

Collette was initially tied to the film to play Barrymore's character but was later changed.

It is Barrymore's first project since the birth of her second child.