Exclusive: Laverne Cox and Katie Lowes talk Shonda Rhimes' Inventing Anna
Now playing on Netflix is Inventing Anna from Creator and Showrunner Shonda Rhimes. The 9 episode limited series from is set to debut on February 11, 2022.
In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene – and stole their money as well. But is Anna New York’s biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey? The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article “How an Aspiring ‘It’ Girl Tricked New York’s Party People — and its Banks” by Jessica Pressler, who also serves as a producer.
The cast includes Anna Chlumsky (Vivian), Julia Garner (Anna Delvey), Arian Moayed (Todd), Katie Lowes (Rachel), Alexis Floyd (Neff), Anders Holm (Jack), Anna Deavere Smith (Maud), Jeff Perry (Lou), Terry Kinney (Barry), and Laverne Cox (Kacy)
In playing one of Delvey’s friends Kacy Duke, Cox is best known for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and has received several accolades as a transgender person. Her other film and TV credits include Doubt, Bad Hair, Promising Young Woman and Jolt.
Lowes, who plays Delvey’s friend and Vanity Fair writer Rachel Williams, is best known for her role as Quinn Perkins in the Shonda Rhimes’ ABC political drama series Scandal. Before Scandal, Lowes had guest roles on Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.