Anna Nicole Smith’s life is being presented in a new way.
The new Netflix documentary “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” shines a light on her troubled life, including her childhood, substance abuse and the death of her only son.
Smith — whose legal name was Vickie Lynn Hogan — died in 2007 from a drug overdose in Florida. The former Playmate was 39 at the time of her death and had welcomed daughter Dannielynn five months prior.
Anna Nicole Smith’s mother Vergie Mae Hogan said her daughter “loved being the center of attention.” (Lou Toman-Pool)
“She craved attention,” Beall said. “It was all about fun with her.”
There’s also an audio clip of Smith’s mother, Virgie Mae Hogan, emphasizing that her daughter enjoyed being in the spotlight.
“She always wanted to be the center of attention, and she enjoyed it,” Virgie is heard saying. “She loved being the center of attention.”
Missy said that was her childhood story, not Smith’s.
Smith was once a stripper in Houston and went by “Nicky.” (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
“I was shocked because I knew that was not her childhood coming out of her mouth,” Missy said. “That was my childhood. That’s exactly what happened to me and how I relayed it to her.”
Smith’s brother, Donald, appears in the documentary and said their mother “did not abuse her” and was actually a “sweet, loving person.”
During her time at the strip club, Smith reportedly told Missy that she believed a boob job would help her reach her goals of becoming a famous model.
Missy said the boob job started Smith’s dependency on pain medication, saying she was taking “Valium, Xanax, Lortabs, Vicodin and the Klonopin” at the time.
“From that time on, she was always taking them. There was nothing she could do to stop it,” she added.
Smith was Playmate of the Year for Playboy magazine in 1993. (Getty Images)
The documentary shows that Smith loved being in the spotlight and resonated closely with the late Marilyn Monroe.
Smith’s friend Missy explained that while she and the actress were doing a photo shoot on the beach in Malibu, California, Smith saw a large picture of Monroe on a wall inside one of the homes.
Smith reportedly believed she was Marilyn Monroe’s “reincarnated daughter.” (Kypros/Getty Images)
“I’ve got to get in this house and take a picture,” Smith said, according to Missy. The homeowner, Ashley Wells Lewis, was home at the time and described her as a “gorgeous girl.”
In the documentary, there is a clip of Smith in the guest house, talking to an unidentified person on the phone. She said that she wanted roles in two films, “The Mask” and “Naked Gun 33⅓,” but they would be in production at the same time.
“It’s got Jim Carrey in it, that funny guy,” she said on the phone, describing “The Mask.”
Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in a scene from the 1994 film “The Mask.” (New Line Cinema)
Smith explained that she “loved” the project, but did not think the amount of money they offered her for the lead female role in the film was enough.
Donnie explained that a private investigator called their house, asking if his father wanted to speak with his daughter.
Smith did not have a relationship with her biological father, Donald Hogan. (Lou Toman-Pool)
On the phone call, Smith invited her father and Donnie out to California to meet her. At this point, neither Donnie nor Smith’s biological father knew who she was.
She arrived to the airport in a white limo, with her hair styled in two pigtails.
“He’s very scary. I was always afraid of him,” Donnie said.
Missy explained that after Smith met her father, he “tried to have sex with her.”
“It was really sad to see that happen for her,” Missy said, fighting back tears. “She was so, so disappointed.”
Smith shows off her massive wedding ring. (Barry King/WireImage)
According to Missy, Smith changed how she treated Marshall after their wedding.
“She’s getting to where she’s no longer grateful to Mr. Marshall,” Missy said. “She’s really treating him like an ATM.”
Smith attends the memorial service for her husband J. Howard Marshall in 1995, who died at age 90. (Greg Smith/CORBIS)
A photograph of Smith and J. Howard Marshall sat next to Marshall’s casket. (Greg Smith/CORBIS)
The following year, Marshall died at age 90, without a mention of Smith in his will, and her attempts to gain rights to his estate in court were unsuccessful.
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In 1985, she wed Billy Wayne Smith, a cook at Jim’s Krispy Fried Chicken. The following year they welcomed a son, Daniel.
Anna Nicole Smith had her son, Daniel, when she was 19. (Frank Hempel)
Several years later, Smith was ready to be a mother again.
