Annet Mahendru
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Born | Anita Devi Mahendru 5 November 1985 Kabul, Afghanistan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | |
Spouse(s) | Louie Gibson[1] |
Children | 1[2] |
Website | www![]() |
Anita Devi "Annet" Mahendru[3] (born November 5, 1985)[4] is an Afghan-American actress of Indian-Russian descent,[5][6][7] known for her role as Nina Sergeevna Krilova on the FX period drama series The Americans (2013–2016), for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2014 and as Jennifer "Huck" Mallick in the AMC series The Walking Dead: World Beyond in 2020.
Early life and education[]
Mahendru was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her mother, Olga, is from Russia and her father, Ghanshan "Ken" Mahendru,[3] is a Hindu[8][6] Indian educator and journalist from Delhi who moved to Afghanistan when his father moved there for business and completed his studies there.[7][3][9] She had what she calls a "gypsy" childhood, spending her first seven years of her childhood between Afghanistan and St. Petersburg[10] and regularly travelling between St. Petersburg and Frankfurt before moving with her father to East Meadow, New York at age 13 after her parents separated.[11]
Mahendru attended East Meadow High School, where she was active in competitive cheerleading and kick line teams; she graduated in 2004.[3][12] She went on to earn an English degree from St. John's University in New York City.[13]
Mahendru is fluent in German, Russian and English, and also speaks Hindi, French and Persian.[14][15] She initially wanted to use what she has called her "ethnic ambiguity" to work for the United Nations.[16] She was enrolled at New York University for a master's degree in international relations, but dropped out to pursue acting.[11] She then moved to Los Angeles and studied improv at The Groundlings.[11]
Career[]
Mahendru began her acting career in 2006, appearing in an episode of the sitcom Love Monkey, an episode of the drama Conviction, a Law & Order spinoff, and the short film "The Art of Love". The following year, she appeared in an episode of the HBO comedy-drama Entourage. Her next significant roles came in 2011, in episodes of the sitcoms Big Time Rush and 2 Broke Girls. In 2012, she starred in an episode of the sitcom Mike & Molly.
In 2013, Mahendru began playing the recurring character Nina Sergeevna Krilova on the FX drama The Americans,[17] appeared in an episode of the crime series White Collar, and played Agent Rosen in two episodes of the crime drama The Blacklist. She also starred in her first film, the fantasy horror Escape from Tomorrow, which drew attention because most of it was filmed on location at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland without permission from The Walt Disney Company, owner and operator of both parks.[9][18]
In 2014, Mahendru was promoted to a series regular for the second season of The Americans.[19][20][21] She also starred in the comedy-drama film Bridge and Tunnel, had a voice role in the 2014 animated film Penguins of Madagascar, and guest-starred in the 2016 X-Files miniseries as Sveta, a possible UFO abductee. She played Nafisa Al-Qadi on the FX series Tyrant.
Mahendru stars in the title role of the independent feature film Sally Pacholok (2015), which premiered at and won Best Feature at the DC Independent Film Festival, in Washington, DC.[22][23]
Mahendru has also performed at theatre works at LATW. In 2017, she performed in Seven as an Afghan refugee and women's rights activist Farida Azizi at the LA Theatre Works. The play was a collaboration between 7 playwrights and female activists each from around the globe that portrays inspiring stories of overcoming adversities to bring about real change and improve the lives of women.[24][25]
Mahendru stars in the seventh episode of the anthology series The Romanoffs, which began streaming on Amazon Video on November 16, 2018.[26]
She plays a lead role as Jennifer "Huck" Mallick in the AMC series The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which premiered in 2020.[27][28]
Personal life[]
Mahendru is married to Louie Gibson, an Australian writer and director and a son of Mel Gibson.[1][29] The couple has a son born c. 2018.[30][2]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Art of Love | Kala | Short film |
2008 | El Padrino 2 | Serge's Wife | |
2009 | Erza: Fear of a Faceless God | Erza | |
2010 | Ungu | Narrator | Short film |
2010 | Duel of the Overmen | Ausler | Short film |
2011 | El Padrino II: Border Intrusion | Serge's Wife | |
2011 | American Badass: Bernie's Back! | Janet | |
2011 | The Hollow | Katie | Short film |
2011 | Missed Call | Steph | Short film |
2011 | Love, Gloria | Katie | |
2011 | Almaz | Natasha | Short film |
2012 | Got Rights? | Afghan Woman | Short film |
2012 | Captain Planet 4 | Scripty | Short film |
2013 | Escape from Tomorrow | Isabelle | |
2013 | Metropolitan Stories | Esmeralda | Short film |
2014 | Bridge and Tunnel | Kelly Jones | |
2014 | Smokey Eyes | Barbara | Short film |
2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Eva | Voice |
2015 | Sally Pacholok[3] | Sally Pacholok | |
2021 | Manifest West | Alice Hayes | (post-production) |
2021 | Grow | Kitty / Locasta | (post-production) |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Love Monkey | Groupie | Episode: "The Onone That Got Away" |
2006 | Conviction | Waitress | Episode: "180.80" |
2007 | Entourage | French Girlfriend | Episode: "The Cannes Kids" |
2011 | Torchwood: Web of Lies | Pilot | Voice Episode: "Missing Day: Part 1" |
2011 | Big Time Rush | Princess Svetlana | Episode: "Big Time Wedding" |
2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Robin | Episode: "And the Pop-Up Sale" |
2012 | Mike & Molly | Flight Attendant | Episode: "The Honeymoon is Over" |
2013–2016 | The Americans | Nina Sergeevna Krilova | 35 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
2013 | The Blacklist | Agent Rosen | 2 episodes |
2013 | White Collar | Katya | Episode: "Ice Breaker" |
2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Ana | Episode: "Only Mama Knows" |
2015 | The Following | Eliza | 4 episodes |
2016 | The X-Files | Sveta | Episode: "My Struggle: Part 1" |
2016 | Tyrant | Nafisa Al-Qadi | 8 episodes |
2017 | Neo Yokio | Mila Malevich | 2 episodes |
2018 | Lethal Weapon | Layla Khudari | Episode: "Get the Picture" |
2018 | The Romanoffs | Elena Evanovich | Episode: "End of the Line" |
2020–present | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Jennifer "Huck" Mallick | Main role |
2020 | Prodigal Son | Fiona | Episode: "Scheherazade" |
Theatre[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Seven | Farida Azizi | LATW |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rorke, Robert (March 15, 2014). "'Americans' star a perfect fit as Russian double agent". New York Post. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Chen, Valerie (March 27, 2020). "Elegant Enigma". Venice: Fort Lauderdale's Magazine. Florida. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
...and being a mom to her 2-year-old son.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
...dad Ghanshan 'Ken' Mahendru.... Currently in Baltimore shooting the title role of the fact-based medical drama 'Sally Pacholok'..."
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 1-7 [2020]". ABC News. October 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
Actor Annet Mahendru ('The Americans') is 35
- ^ de Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
I am an Indian-Russian-Afghan-American
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Annet Mahendru Talk Dead to Me Interview". Talk Dead To Me Skybound. December 8, 2020. Event occurs at 05:46. YouTube. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
My dad was an Afghan Hindu
- ^ Jump up to: a b Masih, Archana (January 27, 2015). "Nina! The 'spy' with designs on India". Rediff.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Guy, Mike (April 8, 2015). "Annet Mahendru on Playing 'The Americans'' Seductress". Maxim. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Goldman, Eric (April 16, 2013). "Annet Mahendru Discusses Nina's Future on The Americans and Covertly Filming Escape From Tomorrow at Walt Disney World". IGN.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016.
- ^ "DP/30 Emmy Watch: Annet Mahendru on The Americans". DP/30: The Oral History Of Hollywood. June 11, 2014. Event occurs at 02:51. YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
I spent my first seven years between Afghanistan and St. Petersburg
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Leeds, Sarene (April 2, 2014). "Annet Mahendru: 'The Americans' International Woman of Mystery". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014. (subscription required)
- ^ Rorke, Robert (March 15, 2014). "'Americans' star a perfect fit as Russian double agent". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Annet Mahendru". (Resume) Actors Access (Breakdown Services, Ltd.). Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Annet Mahendru Interview". Annet Mahendru. March 2, 2019. Event occurs at 06:57. YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
It's Russian, German and English and Hindi, Farsi and French.
- ^ "Annet Mahendru: A Funny Joke from a Beautiful Woman". Esquire. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Fatima Elidrissi (April 4, 2015). "Espías entre la realidad y la ficción en 'The Americans'". El Mundo. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (January 19, 2013). "Sundance 2013: How did a newbie make an unapproved film in Disney parks?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Sarene Leeds (April 6, 2016). "'The Americans' Star Annet Mahendru on Nina's Last Stand". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Anne Easton (July 4, 2016). "Annet Mahendru of 'The Americans' Talks This Week's Shocking Death". The Observer. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 7, 2013). "FX's The Americans Promotes Two for Season 2". TVLine.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sally Pacholok". DC Independent Film Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Chevy Chase filmmaker takes 'Best Feature'". The Gazette. Maryland: Post Community Media, LLC. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
- ^ Seven, 2017, retrieved February 14, 2021
- ^ Lauren Young (January 26, 2017), The Women of "Seven", Msmagazine, retrieved February 14, 2021
- ^ Alan Sepinwall (November 16, 2018). "'The Romanoffs' Recap: From Russia With Love". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Katie Harden (January 8, 2021). "Annet Mahendru is multi-faceted Huck in The Walking Dead: World Beyond". FanSided. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Cynthia Vinney (November 30, 2020). "The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Annet Mahendru Talks All Things Huck". CBR. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Grant, Justin (January 2, 2019). ""The Romanoffs" Actress Annet Mahendru Draws On Her Relationship To Her Character and More". Cliche Mag. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
My husband, Louie Gibson, who is a writer and director.
- ^ Menon, Nikitha (January 28, 2019). "Toggling Between Two Cultures: An Interview with Annet Mahendru". Brown Girl Magazine. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
I did Bharatanatyam for a while in LA and my son would love to watch.
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- Living people
- People from Kabul
- 21st-century American actresses
- American actresses of Indian descent
- American people of Indian descent
- Indian people of Russian descent
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- Afghan emigrants to the United States
- Afghan people of Indian descent
- Afghan people of Russian descent
- Afghan television actresses
- American television actresses
- American stage actresses
- American Hindus
- Afghan Hindus
- Actresses from New York City
- People from East Meadow, New York
- St. John's University (New York City) alumni
- 1985 births