Companions

Billie Piper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billie Piper

Piper in October 2006, at a book signing for Growing Pains.
Born Lianne Paul Piper
22 September 1982 (age 26)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Chris Evans (2001–2007)
Laurence Fox (2007–present)


Billie Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an English singer and actress.

She began her career as a pop singer when she was a teenager and progressed to acting; her roles include Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008.[2] In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at #6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top woman on the list.[3][4] She has also portrayed the prostitute Belle de Jour in Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Doctor Who originally ran from 1963 to 1989. In May 2004, it was announced that the series would be resurrected beginning in 2005, and that Piper was to play the character Rose Tyler, a traveling companion to The Doctor, (to be played by Christopher Eccleston). Piper won the Most Popular Actress category at the 2005 and 2006 National Television Awards for her work on Doctor Who.[9] BBC News named Piper as one of its "Faces of the Year" for 2005, primarily due to her success in Doctor Who. At The South Bank Show Awards on 27 January 2006 Piper was awarded The Times Breakthrough Award for her successful transition from singing to acting. In March 2006, the Television and Radio Industries Club named Piper as best new TV talent at their annual awards ceremony. In September 2006, Piper was named Best Actress at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards.[10]



Freema Agyeman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Freema Agyeman

Born 20 March 1979 (age 30)[1]
London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001 – present


Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman on 20 March 1979) is a British actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent who is best known for playing Martha Jones, former companion of the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and its spin-off series Torchwood. She currently holds a lead regular role as court prosecutor Alesha Phillips in ITV's Law & Order: UK.Freema Agyeman grew up on the Woodberry Down council estate in the London Borough of Hackney.[2] Her mother, Azar, is Iranian and her father, Osei, is Ghanaian. They divorced when she was a child. She has a younger brother, Dominic, and an older sister, Leila.[2] She attended Our Lady's Convent, a Catholic school in Stamford Hill and the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. She studied performing arts and drama at Middlesex University, graduating in 2000.[2] She has martial arts skills which prompted speculation that she would bring a more physical approach to the role of the Doctor's companion.[3] The tattoo she has on her upper forearm is symbolic of her ancestry, containing an Iranian word 'baha', meaning 'free', under an image of a butterfly.[4] She endorses Divine Chocolate, an ethical corporation that helps Ghanaian farmers make a fair living. [5]
She lives in north London with her boyfriend. [6]



Catherine Tate
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This article is about the actress. For her eponymous comedy show, see The Catherine Tate Show.Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate
Born Catherine Ford
12 May 1968 (age 41)
Bloomsbury, London, England
Occupation actress, comedian
Domestic partner(s) Twig Clark


Catherine Tate, born 12 May 1968[1] as Catherine Ford, is an English actress, writer and comedienne. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and four BAFTA Awards. Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and later reprised her role, becoming the the Doctor's companion for the fourth series in 2008.[2]