Biography
Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Piper, 22 September 1982, in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English singer and actress. She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. Her most famous role is as Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008 and 2010. In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at no. 6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top woman on the list. Since 2007 she has starred as the high-flying escort Belle de Jour in the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
Awards & recognition
- Critics’ Circle Theatre Award — Best Actress · 2017
- Evening Standard Theatre Award — Best Actress · 2017
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actress · 2017
- Whatsonstage.com Awards · 2017
- Whatsonstage.com Awards · 2014
Filmography24 titles
Wednesday
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Penny Dreadful
Doctor Who
Top Gear
Two for Joy
ShakespeaRe-Told
Kaos
The Graham Norton Show
Canterbury Tales
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
I Hate Suzie
Collateral
Doctor Who
The Ruby in the Smoke
Scoop
Eternal Beauty
Catherine Called Birdy
Evita
Rare Beasts
The Jonathan Ross Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Leading Man
Spirit Trap