Billie Piper

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Biography

Roles in several BBC television movies led to worldwide attention as Rose Tyler, companion to the Eighth and Ninth Doctor on the venerable science fiction series "Doctor Who" (BBC One, 1963-1984, 2005- ). After departing the program in 2006, she landed the plum and controversial role of a high-class escort in "The Secret Diary of a Call Girl (ITV2, 2007; Showtime, 2008- ).

Born Lianne Paul Piper in Swindon, Wiltshire, England on Sept. 22, 1982, …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

Lianne Paul Piper on September 22, 1982 in Wiltshire, England, GB

Career Milestones

2008

The British series, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," began airing on Showtime in the U.S.

2007

Played the title role in the British TV adaptation of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl"; based on Belle de Jour's The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl

2007

Cast as the main character, Fanny Price, in a British TV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park"

2007

Reprised role of Sally Lockhart in the BBC adaptation of "The Shadow in the North"

2007

Made stage debut in a touring production of Christopher Hampton's play "Treats"

2006

Signed a six-figure contract with publishers Hodder and Stoughton to pen her autobiography, Growing Pains

2006

Played protagonist Sally Lockhart in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman's "The Ruby in the Smoke"

2005

Portrayed Hero in the BBC adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing"

2005

Cast as Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor, in the revamped BBC series "Doctor Who"; left show after the second season; reprised role in 2008, for three episodes

2004

Co-starred in the British film, "Things to do Before You're Thirty"

2004

Returned to acting in "The Calcium Kid," as the romantic interest of Orlando Bloom's character

2000

Released second album, Walk of Life

1998

Released debut album, Billie; became the youngest artist to debut at number one in the UK singles chart with "Because We Want To"

Offered a record deal at the age of fifteen

First appeared on the Saturday morning kids' television show "Scratchy and Co."