shayene Woodley explains how she was inspired by the new three women series while working on her most recent project three women shayene Woodley discovered new emotional depths at the show's September 9th New York Premiere the actress discussed how playing Gia allowed her to let go of her typical emotional reserve and encouraged her to be more transparent with her feelings Woodley talked about how the encounter gave her insightful personal knowledge Woodley described her character Gia as someone who Embraces emotional openness a quality that the actress herself had been more guarded about in the past it was fun to play with that amount of freedom in expression she told people three women based on Lisa too's non-fiction book explores the intimate lives of three women as they navigate complex relationships and female sexuality Woodley's portrayal of Gia a fictionalized version of too herself allowed her to explore emotional vulnerability in ways she hadn't before Woodley credited author and executive producer Lisa too with giving her the freedom to shape the character of Gia stating how too's personal openness inspired her performance too