Annet Mahendru

Mahendru was born to an Russian mother and a Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. Mahendru fluently speaks German Russian English. Annet Mahendru, born in India to her Russian father and an Indian mother, is proficient with both of the languages. The choreographed show she performed at age 11 which aired on German television, turned her into the Russian dancer and snow maiden. Her high school graduation was at the age of 11 in New York and received a bachelor of Arts in English at St. John's University. While in New York, she was studying acting in the HB Studio. Then she enrolled at the Groundlings School and took up numerous tasks. She was raised in Kabul Afghanistan by a Hindu/Indian father Ghanshan Mahendru, as well as an Russian-speaking mother Olga. She moved to East Meadow New York, with her father when she was 13 years old. She is a star alongside Matthew Rhys and Keri Russel in FX's The Americans. Her most well-known role is the former KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova in FX's The Americans. Her other roles included recurring ones on Fox's The Following as well as NBC's The Blacklist.