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Annet Mahendru

Acting Born Aug 21, 1989 Kabul, Afghanistan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Grey's Anatomy

as Ana

The Blacklist

as Agent Rosen

The X-Files

as Sveta

2 Broke Girls

as Robin

White Collar

as Katya

Entourage

as French Girlfriend (uncredited)

The Americans

as Nina Krilova

The Americans

as Nina Sergeevna Krilova

Lethal Weapon

as Layla Khudari

Prodigal Son

as Fiona

Leverage: Redemption

as Reena Trividi

Full filmography

  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Ana
  • The Blacklist (2013) as Agent Rosen
  • The X-Files (1993) as Sveta
  • 2 Broke Girls (2011) as Robin
  • White Collar (2009) as Katya
  • Entourage (2004) as French Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • The Americans (2013) as Nina Krilova
  • The Americans (2013) as Nina Sergeevna Krilova
  • The Following (2013) as Eliza
  • Lethal Weapon (2016) as Layla Khudari
  • Prodigal Son (2019) as Fiona
  • Leverage: Redemption (2021) as Reena Trividi
  • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) as Eva (voice)
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) as Huck Mallick
  • True Lies (2023) as Yelena
  • The Romanoffs (2018) as Elena Evanovich
  • Father Stu (2022) as Mary
  • Torchwood: Web of Lies (2011) as Pilot (voice)
  • Hotel Tehran (2026) as Sophie
  • The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (2014) as Eva (voice)
  • Return from Tomorrow (2026) as Flora
  • Manifest West (2022) as Alice Hayes
  • The Machine (2017) as Yana
  • Escape from Tomorrow (2013) as Isabelle