Tiffany Dupont (born March 22, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing the lead character, Hadassah, a

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girl who will become the

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Esther Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen ...

, Queen of Persia, in the

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One Night with the King ''One Night with the King'' is a 2006 American religious epic film produced by Matt Crouch and Laurie Crouch of Gener8Xion Entertainment, directed by Michael O. Sajbel, and starring Peter O'Toole, Tiffany Dupont, John Rhys-Davies and Luke Goss. ...

''. From 2007 to 2009, Dupont co-starred on the

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'', where she played Frannie, who was head of the Iota Kappa Iota house which she founded on campus to rival ZBZ.

Life

Dupont grew up in

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, attending high school at

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. She has stated that she is of half Italian and half Dutch descent; she also has one-eight Surinamese and Guyanese ancestry. While in school, she was active in

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, various

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, as well as high school

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. She is a graduate of the

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and also served as Miss University of Georgia during her junior year. While attending the University of Georgia, she was a violinist and original member of The Dave Matthews Cover Band, a nationally touring

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. Dupont has been described as a "committed Christian" and at the time of her appearance as Esther said she only wanted to play wholesome roles. In September 2021, Dupont announced on her Instagram that she was engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Cristiano Green and that she was also expecting their first child. In October 2021, she announced the birth of their daughter, Venice Louise via Instagram.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupont, Tiffany American television actresses American Protestants University of Georgia alumni Living people 1981 births American film actresses Actresses from Colorado Springs, Colorado People from Burke, Virginia Actresses from Virginia 21st-century American actresses American people of Italian descent American people of Dutch descent American people of Guyanese descent American people of Surinamese descent