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Anna Delvey
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2013–2019 · Manhattan, New York
Anna Sorokin
Anna Delvey and the New York fraud case behind Inventing Anna
Using the name Anna Delvey, Anna Sorokin presented herself as a wealthy heiress while pursuing a private arts club in New York. A Manhattan jury convicted her in 2019 of eight offenses, including grand larceny and theft of services, and acquitted her on two counts. Reporting, a former friend’s memoir, and the scripted series Inventing Anna offer different perspectives on the case.
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When2013–2019
WhereManhattan, New York
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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress
Rachel DeLoache Williams
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Netflix · 2022 · scripted limited series
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Anna Delvey: separate the verdict, the memoir, and the drama
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Start with the 2019 Associated Press report linked in News & Reading. It records a mixed verdict: eight convictions and two acquittals. An allegation discussed in a memoir or television episode is not automatically something the jury found proved.
My Friend Anna is Rachel DeLoache Williams’s account of her experiences. Read it as a named participant’s perspective. The Netflix series instead draws on Jessica Pressler’s magazine reporting and uses fictionalized storytelling. In particular, Vivian Kent is a dramatic character inspired by Pressler, not a literal representation of the reporter.
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1 itemsRachel DeLoache Williams
My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress
A former friend’s memoir about her relationship with Sorokin and its aftermath. This is Williams’s personal account, not the source text of the Netflix series or a court finding. The publisher lists available book formats; compare this perspective with the trial reporting.
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Netflix · 2022 · scripted limited series
Inventing Anna
Shonda Rhimes’s dramatization stars Julia Garner as Anna Delvey. It draws on Jessica Pressler’s reporting but fictionalizes parts of the story, including the reporter Vivian Kent. Watch it as an adaptation, then compare it with the linked reporting. Netflix subscription and regional availability apply.
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Netflix · 2022 · scripted limited series
Inventing Anna
Shonda Rhimes’s dramatization stars Julia Garner as Anna Delvey. It draws on Jessica Pressler’s reporting but fictionalizes parts of the story, including the reporter Vivian Kent. Watch it as an adaptation, then compare it with the linked reporting. Netflix subscription and regional availability apply.
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Inventing Anna: The Official Podcast · Shondaland Audio
Adapting Anna w/ Shonda Rhimes + Jessica Pressler
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News & reporting
2 itemsNew York Magazine / The Cut · 2018
Jessica Pressler’s original Anna Delvey reporting
The magazine investigation that inspired Inventing Anna. Publisher access rules apply.
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The 2019 jury verdict: convictions and acquittals
Contemporaneous reporting describes eight guilty verdicts and two acquittals. It distinguishes the criminal findings from the wider allegations, including the acquitted charge involving Rachel DeLoache Williams. Read this dated account alongside personal memoirs and screen portrayals.
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