Piper Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed

Charmed

Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

. One of the featured leads

Protagonist

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, Piper is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Holly Marie Combs

Holly Marie Combs

Holly Marie Combs is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock...

 throughout the series run. In 2008, AOL

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 named Piper the third greatest witch in television history, behind Samantha Stevens and Willow Rosenberg

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.

During the first three seasons, Piper starts off as the middle child of three sisters, but later becomes the oldest sister after Prue Halliwell

Prue Halliwell

Prudence "Prue" Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. Prue is depicted as one of the featured leads as she fulfills her role as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time...

 is killed.