
Annet Mahendru
Known For
Acting
Born
1989-08-21 in Kabul, Afghanistan
Biography
Annet Mahendru (born August 21, 1989) is an actress best known for her starring role as Nina Sergeevna Krilova in the 2013 FX series, The Americans. She is also known for her role as Jennifer "Huck" Mallick in the 2020 AMC series, The Walking Dead: World Beyond. Mahendru was born to a Russian mother and Hindu Indian father in Afghanistan. She had what she calls a "gypsy" childhood, spending her first seven years of her childhood between Afghanistan and Saint Petersburg. She then lived with her mother at Saint Petersburg and regularly travelled between there and Frankfurt, before moving with her father to East Meadow, New York, at age 13, after her parents separated. Mahendru is married to Australian filmmaker Louie Gibson. The couple have a son (born c. 2018). In addition to English, she is fluent in German, Russian, and Persian, and also speaks conversational French and Hindi.
Most Known For

Grey's Anatomy
as Ana

The Blacklist
as Agent Rosen

The X-Files
as Sveta

2 Broke Girls
as Robin

The Following
as Eliza

The Americans
as Nina Krilova

The Americans
as Nina Sergeevna Krilova

White Collar
as Katya

Lethal Weapon
as Layla Khudari

Entourage
as French Girlfriend (uncredited)

Prodigal Son
as Fiona

Leverage: Redemption
as Reena Trividi

Penguins of Madagascar
as Eva (voice)

The Walking Dead: World Beyond
as Huck Mallick

True Lies
as Yelena

The Romanoffs
as Elena Evanovich

Father Stu
as Mary

Torchwood: Web of Lies
as Pilot (voice)

El Padrino II: Border Intrusion
as Serge's wife

Escape from Tomorrow
as Isabelle