Fans are getting a never-before-seen look at the life ofAnna Nicole Smith.
In the first trailer for the NetflixdocumentaryAnna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Meshared exclusively with PEOPLE, new footage of the late model/actress is showcased, promising a revealing look at her legacy. Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan) died of an accidental prescription drug overdose at 39 years old on Feb. 8, 2007.
According to a press release,You Don’t Know Meis an “unflinching and humanizing examination of the life, death and secrets” of Smith.
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“From her first appearance inPlayboyin 1992, Anna Nicole’s dizzying ascent was the very essence of the American dream, brought to a tragic halt with her untimely passing in 2007,” adds the synopsis.
“With access to never-before-seen footage, home movies, and interviews with key figures who have not spoken out until now,Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Mereveals new insights into the story of the quintessential blonde bombshell hardly anyone really knew.”
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The Houston native became a tabloid favorite aftermarrying 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall IIin 1994 after she met him while performing at a strip club. On top of dealing with her owndrug addiction, Smith suffered in public as she battled for her late husband’s estate, endured paternity lawsuits and the death of her first child, Daniel, in 2006.
Shewas also mom to daughterDannielynn Birkhead, now 16, with photographerLarry Birkhead.
“I hope that people will have more empathy for Anna Nicole after watching our film,” director Macfarlane says. “She was human, she was complicated, but she was always, truly, unapologetically herself. A funny, smart and kind free spirit who lived her life to the fullest. She was a woman who lived for her children and wanted more than anything to be a good mother and ensure they were always taken care of. She was a woman who was dealing with emotional and physical pain who had serious health issues and was trying to address them the best she could with the resources she had. She’s a woman who deserves our attention and our understanding. I want people to come away loving her as much as I do, but at the very least I want her to be appreciated as the multi-dimensional and deeply vulnerable woman she was.”
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Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Meis on Netflix May 16.
source: people.com
