Annet Mahendru

Mahendru was born to an Russian mother and a Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. She has a good command of German Russian English. Annet Mahendru, born in India to a Russian father as well as an Indian mother, is proficient with both of the languages. At the age of 11 Annat Mahendru choreographed, and danced in a show that resulted in a German television appearance. The dance included a snow maiden from Russia that transformed into an entertaining Indian dancer. She graduated from high school and was awarded a bachelor's degree in English from New York. She was a student of improv and comedy in the Groundlings School after leaving HB Studio. Her story began at the age of 13 in Kabul Afghanistan, to Hindu-Indian Ghanshan Kenne Mahendru (father) as well as Russian Olga (mother). Her family relocated to East Meadow New York, together with her father after she turned 13 and stars along Matthew Rhys and Keri Russel on FX's The Americans. She is best known as the ex- KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova in FX's The Americans. Also, she played recurring characters in Fox's The Following as well as NBC's The Blacklist.