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Nina Dobrev 
Dobrev at PaleyFest 2010's The Vampire Diaries night at the Saban Theatre in 2010Born Nina Konstantinova Dobreva
January 9, 1989
Sofia, BulgariaNationality Bulgarian-Canadian Occupation Actress and model Years active 2006–present Nina Dobrev (born Nina Konstantinova Dobreva; Bulgarian: Нина Константинова Добрева; born January 9, 1989)[1] is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season. She currently stars as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW television teen drama, The Vampire Diaries.
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Early life
Dobrev at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival
Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks fluent French, English, and Bulgarian. Her mother is an artist, and her father is a computer scientist. She has one older brother. From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theatre, music, visual arts and acting.
Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School and Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario. She attended Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in sociology. She left in 2008 to pursue her acting career.[2]
Career
Modeling jobs led to commercials, which then turned into film auditions. Shortly thereafter, she booked roles in feature films, including Fugitive Pieces, Away from Her, Never Cry Werewolf, and the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She starred in a number of Lifetime original movies. She also was in an MTV movie called The American Mall on CTV. She is currently starring in The CW's drama The Vampire Diaries, playing the dual role of Katherine Pierce, a vampire that the same brothers each loved while they were still human during the American Civil War, and Katherine's doppelgänger Elena Gilbert, a human who is caught between the same two vampire brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore.[3]
She also had a minor role in the erotic thriller Chloe, theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.[4] The film had enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's biggest moneymaker ever.[5]
In April 2011, she was cast as Candace in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Paul Rudd.[6] Shooting began in May of that year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and she completed her scenes on June 27.[7]
Personal life
Dobrev began dating her Vampire Diaries co-star Ian Somerhalder in 2011.[8]
Philanthropy
In September 2011, Dobrev co-hosted We Day alongside Joe Jonas.[9] The two led the electric crowd of 18,000 student leaders through a day of inspiring speeches and performances from an epic line-up of Nobel Peace Laureates, world-renowned social activists, Golden Globe, Grammy and Juno Award winners.
Dobrev also designed a T-Shirt[10] with Me to We Style, an eco-friendly social enterprise which donates 50% of its profits to Free the Children.[11]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera Teenage Zydrate Addict 2006 Away from Her Monica 2006 Playing House Shania 2006–2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Mia Jones TV, 46 episodes 2007 How She Move Tall Girl in the Bathroom 2007 The Poet Rachel 2007 Fugitive Pieces Bella 2007 My Daughter's Secret Justine 2007 Too Young to Marry Jessica 2008 Mookie's Law Rosebella Short film 2008 The American Mall Ally Shepherd First time singing, She never sang after this movie 2008 Never Cry Werewolf Loren Hansett 2008 The Border Maia TV, 2 episodes: "Articles of Faith" and "Blowback" 2009 Chloe Anna 2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood Mia Jones 2009 Eleventh Hour Grace Dahl TV, 1 episode: "Eternal" 2009 Merry Madagascar Cupid the Reindeer Voice 2009–present The Vampire Diaries Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce Main role
TV2011 The Super Hero Squad Show Ellen Voice
TV, 1 episode: "This Man-Thing, This Monster!"2011 The Roommate Maria Cameo 2011 Arena Lori Post-production 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Candace Post-production Accolades
Dobrev at the 2011 MuchMusic Video AwardsYear Award Category Work Result 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Breakout Star – Female The Vampire Diaries Won 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi The Vampire Diaries Won 2010 J-14 Teen Icon Awards Iconic TV Actress The Vampire Diaries Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi The Vampire Diaries Won 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hottie – Female Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Vampire Nominated 2012 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Drama Actress The Vampire Diaries Pending References
- ^ "Nina Dobrev – Summary". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/nina-dobrev/person/473268/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Degrassi Gets Schooled". TheEyeopener.com. 2008-11-04. http://www.theeyeopener.com/articles/3855-Degrassi-gets-schooled. Retrieved 2009-02-07.[dead link]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2009-03-08). "Networks see flurry of pilot castings". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3if926640132f1fcca6e6e9f510e342741. Retrieved 2010-05-18.[dead link]
- ^ "Chloe (2010)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=chloe.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Pevere, Geoff (2010-12-07). "The Digital Revolution: Part 1". thestar.com. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/901059--the-digital-revolution-film. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (2011-04-15). "Nina Dobrev Goes From 'Vampire Diaries' To 'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower'". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/123303. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Nina Dobrev". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Take Romance Public". http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/vampire-diaries-nina-dobrev-ian-somerhalder-take-romance-public-2011196. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Nina Dobrev Joins We Day Toronto!". 2011-09-27. http://www.freethechildren.com/blog/2011/09/nina-dobrev-joins-we-day-toronto.php. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ Hunger Bites T-Shirt
- ^ About Me to We Style
External links
- Nina Dobrev at the Internet Movie Database
- Nina Dobrev on Twitter
The Vampire Diaries Episodes Characters Elena Gilbert · Stefan Salvatore · Damon Salvatore · Jeremy Gilbert · Jenna Sommers · Bonnie Bennett · Caroline Forbes · Matt Donovan · Vicki Donovan · Tyler Lockwood · Alaric Saltzman · Katherine Pierce · KlausStarring cast Nina Dobrev · Paul Wesley · Ian Somerhalder · Steven R. McQueen · Sara Canning · Kat Graham · Candice Accola · Zach Roerig · Kayla Ewell · Michael Trevino · Matt Davis · Joseph MorganCreators Categories:- 1989 births
- Bulgarian expatriates in the United States
- Bulgarian film actors
- Bulgarian emigrants to Canada
- Bulgarian television actors
- Canadian child actors
- Canadian expatriate actors in the United States
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of Bulgarian descent
- Canadian television actors
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Living people
- People from Sofia
- People from Toronto
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