Gia (1998)

US:: R Drama Romance TV Movie

Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper, 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.

Updated May 10 2020

Releases:

US -

1998-01-31

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FACTS

Runtime: 120 mins Rating: 6.9 Tag Line: Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.

Cast

Mercedes Ruehl

Kathleen Carangi

Lombardo Boyar

Hood #2

Faye Dunaway

Wilhelmina Cooper

Angelina Jolie

Gia Carangi

Mila Kunis

Gia Carangi (age 11)

Elizabeth Mitchell

Linda

Holly Sampson

Amy

John Considine

Bruce Cooper