Shady Ladies Invade the Small Screen, Acting Up in Shows Ranging From ‘Inventing Anna’ to ‘The Thing About Pam’

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Diane Garrett Morally compromised women seem to be everywhere on the small screen, as performers dig into juicy roles full of questionable behavior on the part of real-life characters.

Says Jenny Klein, showrunner of NBC’s “The Thing About Pam”: “One of the core questions of the show is, how could something like this happen?” The same might be said about the misdeeds of each of these shady ladies.Anna DelveyPortrayed by: Julia GarnerShow: “Inventing Anna,” a Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes that debuted Feb.

11Misdeeds: Delvey pretended to be a German heiress and served time for swindling New York elites.Backstory: Garner earned praise for her distinctive accent; Delvey awaits deportation for overstaying her visa after being paroled. Elizabeth HolmesPortrayed by: Amanda SeyfriedShow: “The Dropout,” a Hulu series that debuted March 3Misdeeds: The Stanford dropout and Theranos founder defrauded investors and endangered the health of patients by making false claims about her blood-testing technology.

She was convicted of fraud in January, with sentencing expected in September.Backstory: Seyfried channels Holmes’ distinctive husky voice in the series, which stars Naveen Andrews as her enabler and former paramour, Sunny Balwani.Pam HuppPortrayed by: Renée ZellwegerShow: “The Thing About Pam,” an NBC limited series that debuted March 8Misdeeds: Hupp tried to frame her friend’s husband for murder, but was herself eventually charged for it.