Annet Mahendru

Mahendru's parents were a Russian and a Hindu Indian. She was born in Afghanistan. Mahendru is proficient of German Russian English. Annet Mahendru was born to an Indian father and mother of a Russian mother. At age 11 she choreographed an act that gained her an appearance on German television as a beautiful Russian snow maiden who transforms into a lively Indian dancer. After completing the high school level and college in New York, she received her bachelor of Arts degree in English from St. John's University. She took classes in acting in the HB Studios. She later went on to study improv comedy at The Groundlings School. She was born in Kabul Afghanistan to a Hindu-Indian father Ghanshan Ken Mahendru and the Russian mother Olga. She was only 13 when parents separated. Her father moved the household to East Meadow New York. TV actress known for playing an ex- KGB agent Nina Sergeevna Krilova, on FX's The Americans. She was a character who appeared in The Following on Fox, The Following, and NBC's The Blacklist.