Angelina Jolie became Gia for her role in the
HBO movie
"Gia".
When asked, onBravo TV's The Actor's Guild,
whether she turned down the offer to play Gia's role, Angelina
replied,
"Yes. I said no quite a few times because [Gia]
felt too close to me. A lot of things I didn't want to
confront...and I think that...desire to want to feel a real sense of
self, other than the very superficial things in the world. And
the need to be understood and loved for who we are."
Angelina nailed the role and earned
a Golden Globe™
for her unforgettable dramatic portrayal of supermodel Gia.
Angelina Jolie became Gia for her role in the
