The actress plays Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness guru who claims to have cured her own terminal brain cancer through a healthy diet and other "natural" treatments.

This interview contains spoilers from "Apple Cider Vinegar," now streaming on Netflix. Stories about American scammers have proliferated the true-crime genre in recent years - Amanda Seyfried won an Emmy for portraying Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu's "The Dropout,

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),