Billie Jean King
Birthday: 1943-11-22
Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, USA
Biography: Billie Jean King is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles.
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was som...
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Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America
Candace Parker takes a personal look at the past, present and future of Title IX and the drive for e...
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The Battle of the Sexes
Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, but th...
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Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes
In the national limelight Bobby Riggs taunted all female tennis players, prompting Billie Jean King ...
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McEnroe
Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously...
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On the Line: The Richard Williams Story
Told in his own words using interviews spanning from the 1980s through now, father and tennis coach ...
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Groundbreakers
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the syste...
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Wimbledon 2006 Official Film
British actor Sam Hazeldine narrates this official recap of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, a year...
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Wimbledon 2008 Official Film
Featuring all the highlights from Wimbledon 2008. In the Men's Singles Roger Federer was attempting...
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Wimbledon Official Film 2009
Wimbledon 2009 is the definitive story of the 123rd Championships. In the Men's Singles, the defendi...
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Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
Wimbledon 2010: The Grandest of Slams. This is the definitive story of the 124th Championships. In t...
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Wimbledon 2011 Official Film
Wimbledon 2011 is the definitive story of the 125th Championships. In the Men's Singles, the world n...
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Wimbledon The Official Film 2013
Wimbledon 2013 is the definitive story of the 127th Championships. In the Gentlemen's Singles, Andy ...
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Nasty
1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching bot...
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The Record Breakers
Welcome to a hard driving video about the biggest winners of all, the athletes and teams who broken ...
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Where the Girls Are
It's the annual Dinah Shore weekend, and thousands of lesbians are in Palm Springs. The women are se...
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TOMBOY
TOMBOY explores the obstacles that young girls encounter on the recreational stage, the stereotypes,...
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Out to Win
Out to Win is a documentary film that serves as an overview and examination of lives and careers of ...
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Venus VS.
We know about the swing. We know about the swagger. But what most Americans don't know about Venus W...
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Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer
A profile of the remarkable life and career of tennis legend Billie Jean King, both on and off the c...
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Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon
As the BBC celebrates 90 years of covering Wimbledon, Sue Barker travels the globe to meet some of t...
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Unraveling Athena
Exploring the interweaving lives and narrative of female tennis royalty as told through the words of...
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Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Elton John on his extraordinary career and his songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin....
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Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—...
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Wisdom
Inspired by the idea that the greatest gift one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has ...
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Sally
Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal...
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Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
Documentary chronicling the rise of U.S. women's soccer. Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and other players of...
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Duels of History
From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or...
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Off Your Duff
Spend a half-hour with fitness enthusiasts Tom Brokaw, Senator Ted Kennedy and others who will encou...
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