Angelina Jolie Once Considered Quitting Acting After Doing the Film ‘Gia’ Left Her Feeling Exposed

Angelina Jolie has gone on to achieve one of the most impressive film careers in Hollywood. But her film career almost had a much shorter run after doing her acclaimed feature Gia.

Angelina Jolie had every reason not to do ‘Gia’

Angelina Jolie at the photocall for 'The Eternals'.
Angelina Jolie | Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage

Gia was a 1998 biopic about the life of supermodel Gia Carangi. Jolie ended up playing Gia, who experienced massive success in her modeling career before tragedy struck. Gia was a film that dealt with many heavy topics that Jolie wasn’t initially sure would be handled correctly. This made her reluctant to accept the role in the beginning.

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