Steve Carell starred alongside Emma Stone in "Battle of the Sexes", which was loosely based on whom?
Battle of the Sexes (film) Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 American biographical sports film, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell as King and Riggs, respectively, with Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles.
Gillian Kearney Gillian Louise Kearney (born 9 May 1972, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English actress best known for her early role as Debbie McGrath in Channel 4's Liverpool-based soap opera "Brookside" and the spin-off mini-series "Damon and Debbie", and for playing Jessica Harrison in the long-running BBC television medical drama series "Casualty", as well as Emma Barton in the ITV Yorkshire-based soap opera "Emmerdale".