Billie Piper

British actress and singer Billie Piper currently stars in Showtime's TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Piper rose to fame as a teen pop star with her 1998 single "Because We Want To." She achieved wild acclaim in BritainTelegraph: Why we fell under Piper's spell (November 5, 2005) for her role as the companion Rose in Doctor Who.

• 1998: Honey to the B
• 2000: Walk of Life

Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl, in which Piper stars as the escort Belle, is based on the blog Belle de Jour. It is imported from Britain's ITV2 network, and has already been picked up for a third season on ITV.

In her autobiography Growing Pains, Piper detailed her battle with anorexia at the age of 16. She reported that she took laxatives, and even tried to eat tissues to control her hunger. According to Piper, she became briefly anorexic again when her marriage broke up, but has since recovered from the disorder.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• September 22, 1982: Born

• 1999: Honey to the B

• 2000: Walk of Life

• 2003: The Cantebury Tales

• 2004: Things to Do Before You're 30

• 2005: Much Ado About Nothing

• 2005-2006: Doctor Who

• 2006: The Ruby in the Smoke

• 2007: Belle de Jour

• 2007: Mansfield Park