The film is cowritten by &34;Bottoms&34; star and cowriter Rachel Sennott. Aubrey Plaza to star as 'Hollywood madam' Heidi Fleiss in biopic

The film is co-written by "Bottoms" star and co-writer Rachel Sennott.

Aubrey Plaza to star as 'Hollywood madam' Heidi Fleiss in biopic

The film is co-written by "Bottoms" star and co-writer Rachel Sennott.

By Shania Russell

Published on August 6, 2025 04:37PM EDT

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Aubrey Plaza and Heidi Fleiss. Credit:

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Ahead of her detective drama *Honey, Don't* hitting theaters later this month, Aubrey Plaza has signed on to play infamous Hollywood madam, Heidi Fleiss.

** has learned that Plaza will both produce and star in *The Heidi Fleiss Story*, a biopic about the infamous columnist and TV personality who was busted in the early '90s for what was said to be the world's largest high-end prostitution ring.

The notorious escort service eventually saw Fleiss arrested and convicted for tax evasion and implicated several Hollywood stars and politicians.

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*The Heidi Fleiss Story* will mark the directorial debut of Leah Rachel (Netflix's *Chambers*) working off a script penned by *Bottoms* creative Rachel Sennott along with Rachel and Travis Jackson (*Hemlock Grove)* The film will follow Fleiss scrambling around Los Angeles ahead of her trial, as she attempts to leverage and blackmail her way to freedom.

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The biopic hails from Pinky Promise, with founders Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett also serving as producers. At just five years old, the company has already delivered several acclaimed and award-winning indies, including Pamela Anderson's career redefining 2024 film, *The Last Showgirl*, Andrea Arnold's *Bird*, and* Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul*, starring Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown. The company will next release Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, *Eleanor the Great*, which stars June Squibb.

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As for Plaza, she is next set to star in* The Accompanist*, from *The Office* star Zach Woods, and two animated comedies, *Animal Friends *and *The Ark and the Aardvark*. She is also set to write and execute produce *Kevin*, an animated comedy about a housecat who decides not to live with people anymore.**

In the meantime, the *Parks and Rec *alum will next be seen playing the cop to Margaret Qualley's PI in *Honey, Don't*.

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