Tiffany Espensen (born February 10, 1999) is an American

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. She began her career as a child actress, before becoming known for her teenaged roles, such as Piper in the 2011

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series ''

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'' and Belinda in the 2014

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series ''

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''. Espensen has also appeared in the

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film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017).

Early life

Espensen was born on February 10, 1999, in China, and was

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by American parents, Robin and Dan Espensen. She has an older brother named Erik. Espensen attended

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majoring in political science and religion. In November 2021, she completed her Masters Degree in Christian Ministries at

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Career

Espensen began her career as a child actress making guest appearances on television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, she landed a main role on the Nickelodeon series, ''

'' (2011–2013), on which she played Piper, the little sister of Ashley Argota's character. Espensen followed this up in 2014 with a co-starring role on the

series ''

''. In 2016 she was added to the cast of the 2017 feature film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', playing the role of Cindy, a role she reprised in the 2018 film '' Avengers: Infinity War''.

Personal life

Espensen started dating country singer and ''

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'' star Lawson Bates, in February 2021. In October that year, Bates and Espensen were engaged at the Tenuta Larnianone in

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. They married on May 12, 2022 in

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Filmography

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* * 1999 births 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Chinese descent American adoptees American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Chinese emigrants to the United States Living people People from Zhanjiang Liberty University alumni {{US-screen-actor-1990s-stub