Before playing Donatella Versace in this biopic, Gina Gershon previously played a spoof version of her, named Fabia, in Ugly Betty (2006).
It took a lot of lighting, Scotch tape, make-up, prosthetics, and two wigs for brunette Gina Gershon to transform into Donatella Versace. Gershon lost eleven pounds to achieve that super-skinny Versace look, and had to smoke those incessant cigarettes Donatella loves. Gina watched tons of French video to learn how Donatella moves - hips forward, shoulders in, and neck out. A speech therapist helped Gershon to achieve her accent.
The House of Versace empire was sold to Michael Kors in 2022 for $2.1 billion.
Samantha Hodhod's debut.