Annet Mahendru

Mahendru is an Afghani lady born to an Russian father and mother who is a Hindu Indian mother. She is fluent with German Russian and English and is also fluent in French Persian and Hindi. Annet Mahendru has a Russian-Indian father. In her early teens, Annet Mahendru choreographed and danced in a show that earned her an appearance on German television show. The dance featured a Russian-born snow maiden who transformed into a fun Indian dancer. She graduated from high school in New York before earning a Bachelor of Arts (English) at St. John's University. She studied acting classes at the HB Studios. However, she moved on to pursue improvised comedy at The Groundlings School. She was born to the mother of an Afghani Hindu-Indian and Russian father, who lived in Kabul, Afghanistan. The family moved from Afghanistan to East Meadow New York, along with her father, when she was 13, and is now starring with Matthew Rhys and Keri Russel in FX's The Americans. The role she played on FX's The Americans as Nina Sergeevna Krilova is one of her best TV performance. Her recurring role in Fox's The Following and NBC's The Blacklist.