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Billie Piper (born Billie Paul Piper on September
22 1982, in Swindon, England, United Kingdom|UK)
is a United Kingdom|British actor|actress who
started her career as a pop music|pop singer in
her teens. Her parents registered her given name
as Leanne for three weeks, but changed their
minds. Billie Piper is the daughter of British
actor Paul Piper. 

==Biography==
After being spotted in a television
commercial|television advert while still at stage
school, she was offered a record deal at the age
of just fifteen, and in 1998 became the youngest
ever female solo artist to top the UK singles
chart with "Because We Want To". Her follow-up
single "Girlfriend" also débuted at Number One,
and several other successful singles and two
albums followed. In 1999, Piper was nominated for
two Brit Awards and was named Best Female Star at
the Smash Hits Poll Winners' party, although at
the latter ceremony she was reduced to tears after
being viciously booed by jealous fans of Richie
Neville, member of boyband Five, whom she was
dating at the time.

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. Despite the negative reaction usually
given to singers who attempt to act, Piper gained
very positive reviews for these appearances,
critics seemingly feeling that she was a far
better actress than she was a singer.

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 (Doctor
Who)|the Doctor in the 2005 series of Doctor Who.
She has also recently finished filming a starring
role in the horror movie Spirit Trap, also due for
release in 2005.  She is also due to star as Hero
in a BBC adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing,
updated for the modern day in a similar manner to
the Canterbury Tales series in which she featured,
with Hero now being a weather presenter in a
television station.

Piper is married to businessman and former
television presenter Chris Evans (British
broadcaster)|Chris Evans. Their 2001 marriage
attracted much comment due to the sixteen-year age
gap between the two. In October 2004, the two
began a trial separation.  In spring of 2005 it
was confirmed that she and Evans will be
divorcing.

The BBC has announced that Piper will return for
the 2006 series of Doctor Who, although Dreamwatch
magazine reported in its May 21, 2005 issue that
her agent stated she will leave the programme
partway through the season, only appearing for
three to seven episodes. However, other sources
suggested that, after negotiation, she had agreed
to stay for the whole series.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4590000/n
ewsid_4591400/4591409.stm

==Filmography==

===Television===

* The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Prologue and
Tale|The Miller's Tale (BBC One, 2003)
* Bella and the Boys (BBC Two, 2004)
* Doctor Who (BBC One, 2005)
* Much Ado About Nothing (BBC One, forthcoming)

===Film===

* Evita (1996, uncredited bit-part)
* The Leading Man (1996, uncredited bit-part)
* The Calcium Kid (2004)
* Things to do Before You're Thirty (2005)
* Spirit Trap (forthcoming)

==Discography==

===Albums===

* Honey to the B (1998) UK #14
* Walk of Life (2000) UK #14
* The Very Best Of Billie Piper UK release date: 8
August 2005
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/wwstore/product.jhtml?
op=details&product=50426333&op=details

===Singles===

* "Because We Want To" (1998) #1 UK; #19 AU
* "Girlfriend" (1998) #1 UK; #35 AU
* "She Wants You" (1998) #3 UK
* "Honey to the Bee" (1999) #3 UK; #6 AU
* "Thank ABBA For The Music" (with Steps, Tina
Cousins, Cleopatra (band)|Cleopatra and B*Witched)
(1999) #4 UK; #9 AU
* "Day & Night" (2000) #1 UK; #8 AU
* "Something Deep Inside" (2000) #20 UK
* "Walk of Life" (2000) #25 UK

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0684877|name=Billie Piper
* tvtome person|id=41765|name=Billie Piper
*
http://www.honeyjew.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?a
lbum=53 Large Billie Piper picture gallery
* http://music.yahoo.com/ar-272794---Billie-Piper
Billie Piper on Yahoo!
*
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CAW02
0505160523&sql=11:unh9kent0q7z~T0 Allmusic.com
Billie Piper
* http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/billie/artist.jhtml
MTV.com Billie Piper
*
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/billie/artist.jhtml
VH1.com Billie Piper