Annet Mahendru

Mahendru was born to her Russian mother and Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. She is proficient of German Russian English. Annet Mahendru has a Russian-Indian father. At age 11 she created a choreography that earned her a slot on German TV as a graceful Russian snow maiden who transforms into an energetic Indian dancer. When she graduated at New York's high school, she received her bachelor's in English degree from St. John's University. She studied acting classes with the HB Studios, but then moved on to pursue improvised comedy at the Groundlings School. She was born in Kabul Afghanistan by a Hindu/Indian father Ghanshan Mahendru, and a Russian-speaking mother Olga. The family moved together with their father to New York's East Meadow York, when she was 13 year old. She stars in FX's The Americans alongside Matthew Rhys. Television actress who is best known for her portrayal of an ex- KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova on FX's The Americans. She also had recurring roles in Fox's The Following as well as NBC's The Blacklist.