Annet Mahendru

Mahendru is an Afghani lady born of an Russian father as well as mother who is a Hindu Indian mother. She speaks fluent German, Russian, English in addition to French Persian and Hindi. Annet Mahendru was born to an Indian father and a Russian mother. In her early teens she choreographed and performed a dance which led to a German television appearance. The show included a snow maiden from Russia who was transformed into an exciting Indian dancer. Her high school graduation was successful with a bachelor's diploma from the Department of English in New York. She took classes in acting in the HB Studios. However, she went on to study improv comedy at the Groundlings School. She was created at the age of 13 in Kabul Afghanistan, to Hindu-Indian Ghanshan Kenne Mahendru (father) as well as Russian Olga (mother). She moved with her father to East Meadow, New York at the age of thirteen and a half years old. She appears on FX's The Americans alongside Matthew Rhys. She is best known as the ex- KGB Agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova in FX's The Americans. She also had recurring roles on Fox's The Following as well as The Blacklist on NBC. The Blacklist.