Tiffany Thornton
| Tiffany Thornton | |
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 Thornton in 2010 |
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| Born | February 14, 1986 College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Christopher Carney (2011-present) |
Tiffany Dawn Thornton (born February 14, 1986[1]) is an American actress and singer-songwriter best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance[2] and So Random!. She also briefly presented the 'Friends for change' competition with Jason Earles.
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[edit] Career
Thornton was born in College Station, Texas, US. she made her television acting debut in the pilot episode of the Fox sitcom Quintuplets. She then went on to appear in 8 Simple Rules, American Dreams, The O.C., Desperate Housewives, That's So Raven, Jericho, Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana.
In 2009, she began her role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and then went on to play a part in the Disney Channel Original Movie Hatching Pete. Sonny With a Chance ended on January 2, 2011 and was replaced by So Random!, which premiered on June 5, 2011, with Thornton in a starring role.
[edit] Personal life
Thornton, now happily married, became engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Christopher Carney, a court officer, in December 2009.[3] The two married on November 12, 2011 at Garvan Woodland Gardens, in Hot Springs National Park, AR.[4] Demi Lovato was one of the bridesmaids, and caught the bouquet at Thornton's wedding.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hatching Pete | Jamie | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Stacy | Pilot |
| 8 Simple Rules | Marnie | Episode: "Car Trouble?" | |
| 2005 | American Dreams | Tonya | 2 Episodes: "Truth Be Told" and "Home Again" |
| The O.C. | Ashley | 3 Episodes: "The Shape of Things to Come", "The Disconnect" and "The Safe Harbor" | |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Barbie | Episode: "No One Is Alone" |
| That's So Raven | Tyler Sparks | (Episode "Checkin' Out", part of That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana) | |
| Jericho | Stephanie Lancaster | Pilot Episode | |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Becky | 2 Episodes: "Get Down, Study-udy-udy" and "Yet Another Side of Me" |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Susan | Episode: "Movies" | |
| 2009–2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Tawni Hart | Main cast, Disney Channel Original Series |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Doris Flores Gorgeous (voice) | Episode: "Doris Flores Gorgeous" |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Teena Sometimes (voice) | Episode: "And... Action!" |
| 2011–present | So Random! | Tawni Hart | Main cast, Disney Channel Original Series |
| 2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Herself | Co-host |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Glimmer (voice) | |
[edit] Music
[edit] Songs
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Let It Go" (with Mitchel Musso)[6] | Disney Channel Playlist |
| 2009 | "Some Day My Prince Will Come"[7] | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition DVD/Blu-ray |
| 2009 | "Magic Mirror" | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure |
| 2009 | "I Believe" (with Kermit the Frog) | |
| 2010 | "If I Never Knew You"[7] | DisneyMania 7 |
| 2010 | "Kiss Me" | Sonny with a Chance |
| 2010 | "Sure Feels Like Love" | Sonny with a Chance |
| 2011 | "Gift of Grammer" | Gift of Grammer - Single |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "La La Land" | Demi Lovato | 2009 | "Let It Go" (with Mitchel Musso | "I Believe" | Herself with Kermit the Frog |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | "Summer TV Star-Female" | Sonny with a Chance | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ Jennifer Matarese. Tiffany Thornton talks about Disney's 'So Random!'. WABC. Accessed 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Sonny With a Chance - TV Series - Cast, Credits, Awards". New York Times. http://tv.nytimes.com/show/190073/Sonny-with-a-Chance/details. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Disney Channel Star Tiffany Thornton Is Engaged". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20341819,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ "So Random's TIFFANY THORNTON Shares her Wedding Plans!". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmE1YAL2vME. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ http://wonderwall.msn.com/entertainment/demi-lovato-eats the-bouquet-at-tiffany-thorntons-wedding-1653055.story
- ^ "Debut of "Let it Go" by Mitchel Musso and Tiffany Thornton to debut on Disney Channel and Disney.com". Laughing Place. 2009-03-17. http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10033110.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ a b "Interview with Shine On Media". Shine on Media. http://www.shineon-media.com/features/interviews/tiffany-thornton-interview/. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
