"Ozark" star Julia Garner plays Sorokin. Anna Chlumsky plays a fictionalized version of reporter Jessica Pressler.
Julia Garner will play the infamous "Soho scammer" Anna Sorokin, who also used the name Anna Delvey.Julia Garner (left) and Anna Sorokin.
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Sorokin was convicted in 2019 on eight charges of theft, larceny, and attempted theft and larceny. She spent time at Albion Correctional Facility in upstate New York before being released on parole in early 2021 for good behavior.
Vivian, a fictionalized version of New York Magazine journalist Jessica Pressler, is also a main character on the show. She's played by Anna Chlumsky.Anna Chlumsky plays Vivian, a fictionalized version of journalist Jessica Pressler, on Netflix's "Inventing Anna."
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Pressler also wrote the article "The Hustlers at Scores," which went on to inspire the 2019 film "Hustlers."
"Succession" star Arian Moayed will play Anna's defense attorney.Arian Moayed (left) plays defense attorney Todd Spodek on "Inventing Anna."
Sorokin was eventually convicted in 2019 and spent approximately two years in prison.
Laverne Cox plays celebrity trainer (and Sorokin's onetime friend) Kacy Duke.Laverne Cox (left) plays Kacy Duke on Netflix's "Inventing Anna."
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As mentioned in Pressler's article, Duke (referred to only as "the trainer") once accompanied Sorokin on an ill-fated trip to Morocco, and later tried to help Sorokin get her finances in order.
Sorokin's ex-friend Rachel Deloache Williams is played by "Scandal" star Katie Lowes.Rachel Deloache Williams (right) is played by Katie Lowes (left, with Julia Garner) on "Inventing Anna."
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Williams is another of Sorokin's victims, and, as mentioned in the New York Magazine article, was once forced to pay over $60,000 for a trip she and Sorokin had taken together.
Alexis Floyd will play Sorokin's friend Neffatari "Neff" Davis.Alexis Floyd as Neff Davis (left) and Katie Lowes as Rachel (right) on "Inventing Anna."
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Sorokin reportedly met the real-life Davis while Davis was working as a concierge at the 11 Howard hotel, where Sorokin lived for several months in 2017.
On her Instagram account, the real-life Davis recently wished Sorokin a happy birthday, writing, "even though I don't agree with all the things you've done in this lifetime, I could never be shady and forget about you."
