Billie Paul Piper (born 22 September 1982 in Swindon, England) is an award-winning English actress, known for her trademark blonde hair and dark eyebrows. She was originally named Lianne Piper, but her parents decided later that they would choose Billie.
She began her career as a pop singer in her teens and was well known for her marriage to DJ Chris Evans but is now best known for portraying Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she is set to reprise in 2008. In 2007,Broadcast magazine listed Piper at #6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top woman on the list.
