Anna Chlumsky thinks she knows why people are captivated by scam artist Anna Sorokin.
“We still love to be entertained, and I think we love to be entertained by our own conditions sometimes, you know, and I do think that there’s something to, like, the modern swashbuckler that she is,” the actress, 41, told Page Six exclusively Monday at the American Ballet Theatre’s June Gala.
“I mean, she’s even commandeering large vehicles, you know, just the same way that, like, an Errol Flynn would take over a ship,” she added. “So yeah, I sort of feel like she’s a modern-day kind of pirate, and that’s the character we’re watching.”
Earlier this year, Chlumsky starred in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna,” in which she played a journalist who reported on Sorokin, a Russian-born German con artist and fraudster who was arrested in 2017 for defrauding hundreds of thousands of dollars from banks, hotels and friends under the name Anna Delvey.
Chlumsky starred in a Netflix miniseries about Sorokin.NICOLE RIVELLI/NETFLIXSorokin, now 31, was found guilty in 2019 and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. She was released on parole in 2021, only to be taken back into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying her visa.
Last month, Page Six exclusively reported that the wannabe socialite was launching her first solo art exhibit, titled “Allegedly.”
“This is a collection of sketches I’ve created while in ICE Orange County detention,” she explained in a statement to us. “I wanted to capture some of the moments of the past years, both never-seen-before and iconic, using the limited tools I have at my disposal. Some of the pieces are straightforward, others are more abstract and will be unique in meaning and appearance to the observer.”
Chlumsky co-starred in the HBO comedy series “Veep.”Colleen Hayes/HBOAs to whether Sorokin should be deported, Chlumsky is diplomatic.
“That’s really not my business, but, you know, I can’t imagine what’s so bad about going back to Germany,” she told us. “Anyway, that’s the way I think about it.”
One thing the “Veep” alum does feel strongly about is that scammer stories will always be popular.
“I think that people are fascinated by the nerve that other folks have,” she explained. “It becomes almost folkloric, for sure.”
