Annet Mahendru

Mahendru is the child of an Russian mother from India and a Hindu Afghan father. She fluently speaks German Russian English. Annet Mahendru is the daughter of an Indian father, and mother of a Russian mother. When she was 11, she created a choreography which earned her a spot on German TV as a graceful Russian snow maiden, who turns into a lively Indian dancer. When she graduated of New York's top High School, she was awarded her bachelor's in English degree at St. John's University. In college, she attended acting classes at the HB Studio but then quit to pursue improvisation classes with The Groundlings School taking on several comedy shows afterward. Her story began by her parents in Kabul Afghanistan, to Hindu-Indian Ghanshan Kenne Mahendru (father) and Russian Olga (mother). When she was just 13 parents separated. Her father relocated her family members to East Meadow New York. Television actress most famous for her role as former KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova on FX's The Americans. Her other roles included recurring ones in The Following, a Fox show The Following as well as The Blacklist on NBC. The Blacklist.