Where Are Anna Delvey's Parents Now? All About the Fake Heiress' Family

Mar. 15, 2025

Anna Delvey poses for a photo at her home on November 16, 2022 in New York City.Photo:Mike Coppola/AD/Getty Images for ABA

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Anna Delvey’s parents have lived a far more modest life than the one their daughter became infamous for.

Their child, born Anna Sorokin, was convicted of eight counts of grand larceny and theft in 2019 and served as the basis for the hit Netflix showInventing Anna. She has continued to live in the public eye since being released from prison in February 2021, launching her own podcast,The Anna Delvey Show, making thereality showDelvey’s Dinner Cluband starring onDancing with the Stars.

Anna opened up about her mother, whose name has not been made public, and father, Vadim Sorokin, in an interview withThe Cutfollowing her 2017 arrest. “My parents had high expectations,” she said at the time. “They always trusted me with my decision-making. I guess they regret it now.”

“We have room for her here in the family home and while we’ll support her, we won’t enable her to repeat her previous mistakes,” he said. “She needs, for the first time, to figure out what she’s going to do with her life.”

Vadim added, “All I want is for her to finally find a place for herself in this world.”

Here is everything to know about Anna Delvey’s parents.

Who is Anna Delvey?

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin is led away after being sentenced in Manhattan Supreme Court May 9, 2019 following her conviction last month on multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Born in Domodedovo, Russia, in January 1991, Anna rose to fame in 2018 after an exposé was published inThe Cutdetailing a string of financial crimes she had committed in New York City.

Anna, who had been posing as a German heiress, was arrested in October 2017 after stealing upwards of $200,000 from her friends and banks in order to pay for her extravagant hotel stays and lifestyle.

In April 2019, she wasfound guiltyon eight different charges, including one for attempted grand larceny in three degrees and theft of services.

Anna’s story was the basis for her former friend Rachel Williams' 2019 bookMy Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiressand she was the real-life muse for the lead character in the 2022 Netflix seriesInventing Anna.

Who are Anna Delvey’s parents?

Anna’s father is Vadim Sorokin and her mother’s name has not been publicly released.

According toThe Cut, Vadim, once rumored to be a Russian diplomat or an oil titan, worked as a truck driver in Anna’s youth before becoming an executive at a transport company. The publication reported that Vadim opened a heating and cooling business that specialized in energy-efficient devices in 2013.

In addition to Anna, the couple have a son, perThe Cut.

What is Anna Delvey’s relationship like with her parents?

Anna Delvey is seen on the streets of Tribeca.Janet Mayer/Shutterstock

Janet Mayer/Shutterstock

According to Anna, she is not close with her parents, whom she described as “conservative” toTheNew York Times.

Vadim told theDaily Mailthat he has fond memories of his daughter from her childhood, however. “We had a lot of fun when she was little,” he said, adding, “I would play with her a lot.”

As she grew older, Anna’s taste for luxury drove a wedge between them. Vadim toldThe Cutthat he and Anna’s mother financially supported their daughter, even after she graduated from high school in 2011. According to the business owner, it wasn’t enough. “She wanted to live like Paris Hilton but we weren’t able to give that to her,” he told theDaily Mail.

Anna opened up about her relationship with her parents toBusiness Insiderin 2022. “Generally, I would definitely agree that my parents did not really know what to do with me,” she said. “We just have different interests.”

After leaving her family home in Russia for Paris at the age of 19, Anna’s communication with her mother and father declined. “I don’t feel like my parents were really involved in, like, day-to-day life,” she toldBusiness Insider. “Sometimes, they would not even know what country I’d be in. There would definitely be a time they didn’t know if I was like in Paris, Germany, or the states.”

Anna added, “I just never really needed the approval [of] my parents.”

Were Anna Delvey’s parents involved in her crimes?

Anna’s parents have not been charged with any crime in connection to their daughter’s thefts.

Vadim did not divulge the family’s finances toThe Cutbut said that he and Anna’s mother had helped fund their daughter’s life beyond her housing. “We always paid for her accommodations, her rent and other matters,” he told the outlet. “She assured us these costs were the best investment. If ever she needed something more at one point or another, it didn’t matter. The future was always bright.”

He later told the Russian newspaperKomsomolskaya Pravdathat he was unaware of Anna’s wrongdoings. “Before her detention, we knew nothing about her life in the US,” he said, per theDaily Mail.

According to Vadim, Anna also never sent the family any of the roughly $275,000 she was convicted of stealing. “Our daughter has never sent us any money. On the contrary, she was borrowing,” he said.

Vadim stated that he had no part in her illegal activities, saying, “I do not have any influence on her life and what she does. It is down to her what she has done.”

How did Anna Delvey’s parents react to her arrest?

Anna Sorokin better known as Anna Delvey is seen in the courtroom during her trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on April 11, 2019.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Vadim told theDaily Mailthat he found out about his daughter’s arrest on the internet.

While Anna’s mother and father did not attend her criminal trial due to what Vadim said were work obligations, they did voice their support for their daughter in a joint letter to New York State Supreme Court Judge Diane Kiesel, who oversaw Anna’s criminal trial, according toBusiness Insider.

“Our daughter is young; she took a series of incorrect decisions to accomplish her goals, but Anna is not a person who should be behind bars,” they wrote.

The outlet reported that Anna’s mother and father, who claimed to have been in contact with her in the months leading up to her trial, believed that their daughter had learned her lesson and was on a better path. “We believe that our daughter will not make such mistakes again,” they wrote.

Vadim also spoke out ahead of Anna’s sentencing in May 2019, tellingKomsomolskaya Pravda, “Naturally, she is guilty to [a] certain extent. We are aware of the situation but it is too early to talk about anything.”

Anna’s father did not believe she was the only party to blame, telling the Russian paper that her acquaintances were also “guilty.” “They wanted to use everything for their benefit,” he said. “They were taking in money, they were simply flying with her — [they] went somewhere with her, got many things for free. And now they are trying to portray themselves as all white and fluffy.”

Business Insiderreported that Vadim wrote a second letter of support for his daughter ahead of her immigration court hearing stating that the family would take her in and she could work at the family business. He also expressed a desire for Anna to spend time with her elderly grandmother. “Anna will have every chance to integrate herself back into normal life,” Vadim wrote.

Anna reportedly opposed the plan, telling theDaily Mailin 2022, “I’d rather be in jail than live with my parents.” As of 2022, she lives in N.Y.C’s East Village.

Where are Anna Delvey’s parents now?

The Cutreported that Anna’s mother, father and brother moved to Germany in 2007.

As of 2019, theDaily Mailreported that the family was renting a home near a series of multi-unit properties in the town of Duren.

Does Anna Delvey still speak to her parents?

Anna Delvey poses on July 13, 2023 in New York City.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Vadim confirmed her statement, telling the publication that he spoke to his older child “three or four times a week” while she was being held at the immigration detention center in New York for overstaying her visa.

According to the businessman, their talks mostly revolved around money. “The conversation is always the same — she needs money,” he said. “I don’t think she has ever once said that she loves me but would tell me instead: ‘I’m your only daughter and you have to help me and give me money. I’ve no way of doing it myself.’ ”

Anna gave an update on her contact with her parents in 2022, tellingBusiness Insider, “I talk to my parents a couple of times a week, and I guess they are learning to deal with the whole situation.”

source: people.com