Annet Mahendru

Annet Mahendru

Born 1989-08-21 (age 36) Kabul, Afghanistan
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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

Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar

2014

as Eva (voice)

Father Stu
Father Stu

2022

as Mary

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Hotel Tehran

2026

as Sophie

Manifest West
Manifest West

2022

as Alice Hayes

Escape from Tomorrow
Escape from Tomorrow

2013

as Isabelle

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The Machine

2017

as Yana

El Padrino II: Border Intrusion
Love, Gloria
Love, Gloria

2012

as Katie

(Romance) in the Digital Age
Martin Eden
Martin Eden

2023

as Lizzie Connolly

Return from Tomorrow
The Slows
The Slows

2018

as Eryn

Grow
Grow

as Kitty / Locasta

Sally Pacholok
Sally Pacholok

2015

as Sally Pacholok

Bridge and Tunnel
Bridge and Tunnel

2014

as Kelly Jones

Erza: Fear of a Faceless God