Billie Piper

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Billie Piper (born Billie Paul Piper on September 22 1982, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is an English actress who started her career as a pop singer in her teens. Billie Piper is the daughter of British actor Paul Piper.

In 1998 a 15-year-old female singer named Billie Piper took the United Kingdom's music scene by storm with her hit single "Because We Want To." When the contagious pop song found a number one spot on the charts, it made Piper the youngest solo artist to reach that goal.

She switched back to her original ambition of acting in 2003 after the self-made decision to end her pop career. Still a high-profile figure, she quickly earned roles in the BBC Television series The Canterbury Tales (modern retellings of Chaucer's stories) and the one-off drama Bella and the Boys.

In 2004 she appeared in the films The Calcium Kid, as the girlfriend of Orlando Bloom's character, and Things to do Before You're Thirty. In May 2004 it was announced she was to play the character Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the 2005 series of Doctor Who. On October 25, 2005, Piper won the Most Popular Actress category at the National Television Awards for her work on Doctor Who.

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