Garner stars in the project as Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin – the convicted fraudster who scammed thousands of dollars from banks and hotels around New York by posting as a German heiress.
Julia Garner has explained the story behind her accent in forthcoming Netflix drama Inventing Anna.
It is based on Jessica Pressler’s 2019 New York Magazine article, “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People”, the rights to which were landed by Shonda Rhimes after a major bidding war.
“If I didn’t have the accent down, then I wouldn’t have a lot of the character down,” she said.