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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Martin Eden
Character: Lizzie Connolly
MOVIE • 2023
True Lies
Character: Yelena
TV • 2023
Manifest West
Character: Alice Hayes
MOVIE • 2022
Father Stu
Character: Mary
MOVIE • 2022
Leverage: Redemption
Character: Reena Trividi
TV • 2021
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Character: Huck Mallick
TV • 2020
Prodigal Son
Character: Fiona
TV • 2019
The Romanoffs
Character: Elena Evanovich
TV • 2018
The Slows
Character: Eryn
MOVIE • 2018
(Romance) in the Digital Age
Character: Annet
MOVIE • 2017
The Machine
Character: Yana
MOVIE • 2017
Lethal Weapon
Character: Layla Khudari
TV • 2016
Sally Pacholok
Character: Sally Pacholok
MOVIE • 2015
Penguins of Madagascar
Character: Eva (voice)
MOVIE • 2014
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
Character: Eva (voice)
MOVIE • 2014
Bridge and Tunnel
Character: Kelly Jones
MOVIE • 2014
Escape from Tomorrow
Character: Isabelle
MOVIE • 2013
The Blacklist
Character: Agent Rosen
TV • 2013
The Americans
Character: Nina Krilova
TV • 2013
The Americans
Character: Nina Sergeevna Krilova
TV • 2013