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Anna Delvey

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· James MacDonald

Key facts

Real name Anna Sorokin[1]
Born January 23, 1991, in Moscow / Domodedovo, Russia[1]
Activity period in New York 2013 to 2017[1]
Conviction year 2019[2]
Sentence Four to 12 years in prison[2]

Anna Delvey is the alias of Anna Sorokin, a Russian-born woman who posed as a wealthy German heiress in New York and was convicted of fraud-related crimes in 2019.

Context

Anna Delvey is the alias of Anna Sorokin, a Russian-born woman who posed as a wealthy German heiress in New York and was later convicted of fraud-related crimes [1]. She moved to Germany with her family in 2007 [1]. Her activity in New York's social and art scenes spanned from 2013 to 2017 [1]. In 2019, she was convicted on eight charges and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison [2]. She was also fined $24,000 and ordered to pay around $199,000 in restitution [2]. Her story is commonly confused with the Netflix miniseries *Inventing Anna*, a fictionalized portrayal of her life [2].

Documented claims

  • Anna Sorokin used the alias Anna Delvey to access New York's upper-class social and art scenes. [1]
  • She was convicted of eight charges of fraud-related offenses after a trial in New York. [2]
  • She was ordered to pay a $24,000 fine and around $199,000 in restitution. [2]

Questions and answers

What happened to Anna Delvey?

Anna Sorokin, known as Anna Delvey, was convicted in 2019 on eight fraud-related charges and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison [2].

How much of Inventing Anna is true?

The Netflix miniseries *Inventing Anna* is a fictionalized portrayal of Anna Sorokin's story, not a documentary [2].

What is Anna Delvey doing today?

The source material does not specify her current activities or how she makes money now.

Sources

  1. 'Inventing Anna' True Story: Everything to Know About ... — people.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Inventing Anna: What You Don't Know About The Real Anna Delvey - The List — thelist.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People