Annet Mahendru

Mahendru was the child of her Russian mother and Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. She is fluent with German Russian and English and additionally speaks French Persian and Hindi. Annet Mahendru is the daughter of an Indian father, and mother of a Russian mom. When she was 11 she choreographed and performed a dance that earned her the honor of a German TV appearance. Her performance included a snow maiden from Russia who was transformed into an exciting Indian dancer. After completing the requirements for high school at the age of 11 in New York, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from St. John's University. Following high school, she attended classes in acting at HB however she opted to improvise at Groundlings School. She then played a variety of roles in comedy. She was born within Kabul Afghanistan by a Hindu/Indian father Ghanshan Mahendru and an Russian-speaking mother Olga. The couple divorced when she turned 13 years old young and relocated to East Meadow New York with her father.She appears alongside Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in The Americans on FX. The Americans. The actress is most famous for her role as the ex- KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova in FX's The Americans. Her role was a regular one on Fox's The Following and NBC's The Blacklist.