Cate Blanchett

Long before two time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett was a household name, Toni Higginbotham dragged two reluctant producers along to a play at Sydney Theatre Company. Convinced that she had discovered something special in Cate, Toni sold the young star to the producers. A few months later Cate had landed her first lead role in a TV drama series, Heartland.

Simon Baker

Already a successful model doing the occasional bit part, Simon Bakers’s career turned a sharp corner when Toni Higginbotham cast him as a series regular in Australian television drama E Street.