Plaza will play the one-time "Hollywood Madam," who ran a high-end prostitution ring that had prominent, wealthy clients, including Hollywood actors.

Fleiss’ notoriety was such that she became the subject of “Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss,” a 2004 TV movie starring “The Sopranos” star Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In December, Fleiss told People that she now lives on a ranch in Pahrump, Nevada, and is dedicated to rescuing caged birds from captivity.

According to Variety, the Emmy-nominated actress, 41, will star in The Heidi Fleiss Story and serve as producer through her company Evil Hag. It marks Plaza’s first major project since the death of her husband Jeff Baena, who died in January at age 47.