Piper Halliwell is a
fictional character from the American television series
Charmed, played by
Holly Marie Combs from October 7, 1998 until May 21, 2006. The character was created by
Constance M. Burge, who based Piper on her second-oldest sister Edie Burge. Piper is introduced into the series as the middle sister to
Prue (
Shannen Doherty) and
Phoebe Halliwell (
Alyssa Milano). She is one of the original
featured leads and, more specifically, a Charmed Oneone of the most powerful witches of all time. Piper initially possesses the power to freeze her surrounding environment. As the series progresses, she also receives the power to cause evil beings or objects to spontaneously explode using her hands.