Annet Mahendru

Mahendru was the child of her Russian mother and Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. She speaks fluently German Russian English. Annet Mahendru, born in India to her Russian father and an Indian mother, is proficient in both languages. In 2011, she devised choreography that gained her the privilege of appearing on German TV as a Russian snowmaiden. Then, she changed into a Indian dancer. She finished high school at the age of 11 in New York and received a Bachelor of Arts in English at St. John's University. After high school, she attended classes in acting at HB however she opted to improvise at Groundlings School. She then performed in a variety of comedy roles. She was born in Kabul Afghanistan by a Hindu/Indian father Ghanshan Mahendru, as well as an Russian-speaking mother Olga. The family moved together with their father to New York when she was thirteen years old. She is a part of FX's The Americans alongside Matthew Rhys. TV actress known for playing the former KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova, on FX's The Americans. The actress was a regular character in The Following on Fox, The Following, and NBC's The Blacklist.