Tiffany Thornton

**Tiffany Dawn Thornton** (born February 14, 1986 in College Station, Texas, U.S.) is an American actress, comedian and singer, best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, _Sonny with a Chance._

## Career

Thornton made her television acting debut on the pilot episode of the Fox sitcom, _Quintuplets_. She then went on to guest star on _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_.

## Personal life

Thornton became engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Christopher Carney, a court officer, in December 2009. She has openly stated, "I am a Christian. I would have nothing without my faith."

## Filmography

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_Hatching Pete_|Jamie|Disney Channel Original Movie||
|rowspan=2|2004|_Quintuplets_|Stacy|Pilot|
|_8 Simple Rules_|Marnie|1 episode: "Car Trouble?"|||
|rowspan="2"|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"|||
|rowspan="3"|2006|_Desperate Housewives_|Barbie|1 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, uncredited|||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Hannah Montana_|Becky|2 episodes: "Get Down, Study-udy-udy" and "Yet Another Side of Me"|
|_Wizards of Waverly Place_|Susan|1 episode: "Movies"|||
|2008|_Disney Channel's Totally New Year 2008_|Herself|Disney Channel special New Years event||
|2009|_Leo Little's Big Show_|Herself|_Hatching Pete_ and _Dadnapped_ Double Feature and "_Sonny With a Chance: Sonny's Big Break_"||
|2009–present|_Sonny with a Chance_|Tawni Hart|Main role, Disney Channel Original Series||
|2010|_Fish Hooks_|Doris Flores Gorgeous (voice)|1 episode: "Doris Flores Gorgeous"||
||2010|_Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil_|Teena Sometimes (voice)|1 episode: "And... Action!"|

### Songs

- 2009: "Let It Go" <small>(with Mitchel Musso)</small> - _Disney Channel Playlist_
- 2009: "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition DVD/Blu-ray_
- 2009: "Magic Mirror" - _Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure_
- 2009: "I Believe"  Duet with Kermit the Frog - _Studio DC: Almost Live_
- 2010: "If I Never Knew You"  - _DisneyMania 7_
- 2010: "Kiss Me" - _Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)_
- 2010: "Sure Feels Like Love" - _Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)_

### Music videos

- 2008: "La La Land" (Demi Lovato's video, cameo appearance)
- 2009: "Let It Go" (with Mitchel Musso)
- 2009: "Some Day My Prince Will Come"
- 2009: "I Believe"

## Awards

|Year|Award|Category|Nominated work|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="1"|2010||Teen Choice Awards|"Summer TV Star-Female"|_Sonny with a Chance_||

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Tiffany Thornton
- **image**: TiffanyThorntonApr2009.jpg
- **caption**: Thornton in 2009
- **birth place**: College Station, Texas, United States, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actress, singer, comedian
- **yearsactive**: 2004–present