Annet Mahendru

Mahendru's parents were Russian and Hindu Indian. She was born in Afghanistan. Mahendru speaks fluent German Russian and English and also French Persian and Hindi. Annet Mahendru is the daughter of an Indian father and an Indian father and a Russian mother. An improvised performance she choreographed at the age of 11, which appeared on German television, transformed her into an Russian dancer, who became a snow maiden. She graduated from high school in New York before earning a Bachelor of Arts (English) at St. John's University. Then in NYC, she was studying acting at the HB studio. Then she enrolled at the Groundlings School and took up several tasks. Her story began at the age of 13 in Kabul Afghanistan, to Hindu-Indian Ghanshan Kenne Mahendru (father) as well as Russian Olga (mother). At the age of 13, her parents divorced. Her father relocated the household to East Meadow New York. Her most well-known role is the former KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova in FX's The Americans. The actress also appeared on Fox's The Following and NBC's The Blacklist.