Release Date: 1998
DVD Release Date: July 18th, 2000
R|2 hr 0 min
Plot Summary
Gia Carangi (Angelina Jolie) travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper (Faye Dunaway), a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, Gia quickly shoots to the top of the modeling world. When Cooper dies of lung cancer, however, Gia turns to drugs -- and both she and her career begin to spiral out of control.
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kylie Travis, Mercedes Ruehl, Faye Dunaway, Louis Giambalvo, Mila Kunis, Eric Michael Cole
Director: Michael Cristofer
Genres: Docudrama
Production Co: HBO Pictures
