Indo-Russian actress Annet Mahendru on neutral ground Karishma Upadhyay In the early years of her career, Annet Mahendru, an Indian-Russian actress, never fit Hollywood's template to play a Russian character. "I wasn't blonde or blue-eyed, so I wasn't 'Russian enough'," says the 35-year-old. Things changed, though, when actor-director Adam Arkin, who was helming the first season of a period spy drama, The Americans (2013-2018), came across her show-reel on IMDB and she booked her first big gig—the role of Nina Krilova, a KGB spy. What started out as a recurring character qui...