Billie Piper

Billie Piper (2016)

Billie Piper (* 22. September 1982 in Swindon , Wiltshire as Leian Paul Piper ) is a British actress and former singer .

life and career

Piper began her career as a singer with several successes in the UK charts, including the title Because We Want To , which reached number 1 on the UK singles chart in 1998. As a television actress, she became known through the British series Doctor Who , in which she played the character of Rose Tyler . She played leading roles in the film adaptation of The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman and in the British television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl .

On May 6, 2001, Piper married presenter Chris Evans . The two separated in 2005 and finally divorced in May 2007. On December 31, 2007, she married actor Laurence Fox ; the wedding took place in Eastbourne , East Sussex . Together they have two sons (* 2008 and * 2012). The marriage was divorced in May 2016.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1998	Honey to the B	UK14th platinum (26 weeks)UK	First published: October 1998
2000	Walk of Life	UK14th silver (6 weeks)UK	First published: October 2000

Compilations

• 2005: The Best of
• 2012: The Singles Collection

Singles

Own title

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	CH	UK
1998	Because We Want To Honey to the B	-	-	UK1 silver (14 weeks)UK	First published: June 29, 1998
	Girlfriend Honey to the B	-	-	UK1 silver (13 weeks)UK	First published: September 21, 1998
	She Wants You Honey to the B	-	-	UK3 silver (18 weeks)UK	First published: December 7, 1998
1999	Honey to the Bee Honey to the B	-	-	UK3 silver (15 weeks)UK	First published: April 13, 1999
2000	Day & Night Walk of Life	-	CH62 (2 weeks) CH	UK1 silver (13 weeks)UK	First published: May 15, 2000
	Something Deep Inside Walk of Life	-	CH97 (1 week) CH	UK4 (14 weeks) UK	First published: September 18, 2000
	Walk of Life Walk of Life	-	CH66 (1 week) CH	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	First published: December 11, 2000

As a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	CH	UK
1999	Thank ABBA for the Music ABBAmania	DE97 (1 week) DE	-	UK4 (13 weeks) UK	First published: March 29, 1999 with B * Witched , Steps , Tina Cousins ​​& Cleopatra

Filmography (selection)

• 1996: Evita
• 2003: Canterbury Tales
• 2004: Things to Do Before You're 30
• 2004: Calcium Kid (The Calcium Kid)
• 2004: Bella and the Boys (TV movie)
• 2005: Spirit Trap
• 2005–2010, 2013: Doctor Who (TV series, 35 episodes)
• 2006: Sally Lockhart - The Ruby in the Smoke ( The Ruby in the Smoke , TV movie)
• 2007: Mansfield Park (TV movie)
• 2007: Sally Lockhart - The Shadow in the North (TV movie)
• 2007–2011: Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV series, 32 episodes)
• 2014-2016: Penny Dreadful (TV series, 20 episodes)
• 2016: City of Tiny Lights
• 2018: Collateral (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2018: Two for Joy
• 2018: Beast (short film)
• 2019: Rare Beasts
• 2019: Eternal Beauty

literature

• Billie Piper: Growing Pains. Hodder & Stoughton, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-340-93280-3 .

swell

1. ^ Billie Piper - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com . In: The New York Times . Retrieved July 15, 2013.
2. ^ Billie Piper and Laurence Fox divorce . In: ITV News . Retrieved March 16, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: CH UK
4. ↑ ^{a b} Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

Commons : Billie Piper  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Billie Piper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Billie Piper on the BBC (English)