The first name of her porn pseudonym was done in tribute to the movie Gia (1998) about super model Gia Carangi.
With husband Tommy Pistol, gave birth to a son in August 2008.
In January 2005 she was rushed to hospital after overdosing on cocaine. She was resilient in recovering and was able to attend the 2005 AVN Awards, where she won Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) for The Violation of Audrey Hollander (2004) the next day.
Worked at Starbucks before starting her adult film career.
In May 2005 she had her breasts enlarged from C to DD.