Annet Mahendru

Mahendru is a mother of Russian origin who was born in Afghanistan. She speaks fluent German, Russian English as well as French Persian and Hindi. Annet Mahendru's parents are Russian and Indian. When she was 11, Annet Mahendru choreographed and performed a dance which resulted in a German television show. Her performance included a snow maiden from Russia who transformed into a fun Indian dancer. She completed high-school within New York before earning a Bachelor of Arts (English) at St. John's University. The classes she took in acting were in the HB Studios. She later moved on to pursue improvised comedy at The Groundlings School. Her family was brought up in Kabul Afghanistan by a Hindu/Indian father Ghanshan Mahendru, as well as Russian-speaking mom Olga. The family moved together with their father to East Meadow, New York, when she was 13 and a half years old. She stars in FX's The Americans alongside Matthew Rhys. In FX's The Americans as Nina Sergeevna Krilova is one of her best television performance. The actress is famous for her frequent appearances in Fox's The Following & NBC's The Blacklist.