When Billie Beat Bobby is a 2001 American sports comedy drama television film written and directed by Jane Anderson that details the historic 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and what led up to it. It stars Holly Hunter as King and Ron Silver as Riggs, and aired on ABC on April 16, 2001. The match was filmed at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.