Anna 'Delvey' documentary to star Julia Garner as the 'fake heiress' on Netflix

The Ozark actress will star as Sorokin in upcoming series Inventing Anna 
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Lucy Pavia5 November 2019

An upcoming Netflix drama about convicted 'Soho grifter' Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin has found its leading lady.

25-year-old actress Julia Garner will play Delvey in the series- Inventing Anna - which is being created for Netflix by Shonda Rhimes.

Garner is best known for playing Ruth Langmore in hit Netflix series Ozark, which won her an Emmy this year for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

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Sorokin was convicted earlier this year of four counts of theft of services, three counts of grand larceny and one count of attempted grand larceny and was sentenced to up to twelve years in prison.

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Sorokin posed as a wealthy heiress, fooling an elite New York crowd into thinking she lived the gilded life of a multi-millionaire.

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But what appeared to be a life of luxury was an elaborate swindle - Sorokin (who went by the surname Delvey) was promising fake wire transfers, taking out massive loans and forcing her friends to cover her enormous bills. This including lumbering one friend, Rachel Deloache Williams with a $62,000 bill, who gave evidence in court.

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Speaking in court, Sorokin's attorney Tod Spodek said in his opening statement: "Sinatra said, ‘I’ll make a brand new start of it in old New York, if I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere’ because the opportunities in New York are endless" saying, "Anna had to kick down the door to get her chance at life. Just like Sinatra had to do it his way, Anna had to do it her way."

Sorokin is currently serving time at Albion Correctional Facility in Albion, New York.

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