Billie Piper Add to My Celebs Age 29 Birthday Sep. 22nd, 1982 Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK Height 5' 5"

Billie Piper's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Doctor Who (UK) Rose Tyler Secret Diary of a Call Girl (UK) Hannah Belle Doctor Who Confidential (UK) Billie Piper OFI Sunday (UK) Billie Piper Parkinson (UK) Billie Piper A Passionate Woman (UK) Betty - 1950s

Main Movie Roles 2005 - Spirit Trap 2004 - The Calcium Kid 1996 - Evita 1996 - The Leading Man

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Billie Piper studied at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. She caught the eyes of record producers who were interested in signing a young vocalist when she was the poster girl for the ad campaign of a British pop music magazine, "Smash Hits". She released her first single, "Because We Want To", which debuted at #1 at age 15. Her second single, "Girlfriend", was also a #1 hit. By the time she turned 16, Billie had released 4 singles that all made the top three on the charts. She has been labeled the "Pop Princess" of England, UK.


TRIVIA:

• Won the Breakthrough Award For Rising British Talent at the 10th annual South Bank Show Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London, England on Friday 27th January, 2006.
• (2005) Named BBC Face of the Year.
• On April 25, 1983, her name was officially changed to Billie Paul Piper, by her parents, Paul Victor Piper and Mandy Kane Kent.
• (2006) Won Best Actress, Best Exit of the Year for _"Doctor Who" (2005)_ (qv), BBC Drama Awards.
• Despite having, at the age of 15, a No 1 hit with "Because We Want To", Piper revealed that her earnings from her early singing career were negligible due to being young and taken advantage of. She claimed that she is working twice as hard now because there was a massive financial rip-off and was then left with hardly any money.
• (2005) Won Best Actress, BBC Drama Awards.
• Daughter of builder 'Paul Piper' (qv).
• (2007) Nomination for Best Actress, for her theatre role in "Treats", Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

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