Inventing Anna: Who in the Cast Is Real, and Who Isn't?
Who's Real and Who's Not From "Inventing Anna"?
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Julia Garner's character, Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin) is based on the real-life Russian-born fraudster Anna Sorokin.
Beginning in 2013, while living in New York City, Sorokin assumed the fake identity of Anna Delvey. For four years, Sorokin climbed up the NYC elites' social ladder, fooling everyone in her path from wealthy art dealers to businessmen by telling them she had a $67 million trust fund. She deftly convinced bankers to give her massive loans and her friends to foot the bill for everything from expensive holidays and shopping sprees to restaurant/club outings.
Sorokin's fraudulent life only lasted until 2017, though, at which point she was arrested following charges filed against her by The Beekman Hotel and an investigation by the New York District Attorney's Office. Upon being found guilty for crimes ranging from grand larceny to theft in 2019, Sorokin spent nearly two years in prison before being released in February 2021.
Regarding the new show based on her crimes, Sorokin wrote in an open letter to Insider that she doesn't have much of an interest in "Inventing Anna," writing, "It doesn't look like I'll be watching 'Inventing Anna' anytime soon. Even if I were to pull some strings and make it happen, nothing about seeing a fictionalised version of myself in this criminal-insane-asylum setting sounds appealing to me."
As of 2022, Sorokin is back in prison for overstaying her visa and is currently being held in Orange County jail in New York.