Billie Paul Piper is an English actress, dancer, and former singer, from Swindon, Wiltshire. She made her debut in Scratchy & Co. (1995–1998), and at the age of 15, she signed a recording contract and released her debut single "Because We Want To". The single was followed by Piper's album Honey to the B (1998). In 2000, she released her second album, Walk of Life. In 2003, she retired from the recording industry and launched an acting career. She played Rose Tyler, companion to The Doctor from 2005 to 2006, in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who.More recently, Piper has taken to the stage. She has starred in five critically acclaimed plays and picked up numerous best-actress awards, most notably a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Yerma .
