Nina Dobrev (born Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva; January 9, 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian Canadian actress and model.
She's likely best known for her starring role as Elena Gilbert on The CW's wildly successful Supernatural Soap Opera The Vampire Diaries.
Selected Filmography
Live-Action Films
- 2006 Playing House as Young Frannie
- 2006 Away from Her as Monica
- 2006 How She Move as Tall Girl in Bathroom
- 2007 The Poet as Rachel
- 2007 Too Young To Marry as Jessica Carpenter
- 2007 Fugitive Pieces as Bella
- 2007 My Daughters Secret as Justine
- 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera as Teenage zydrate addict
- 2008 Never Cry Werewolf as Loren Hansett
- 2008 American Mall as Ally
- 2008 Mookies Law as Rosabella Bulut
- 2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood as Mia Jones
- 2009 Chloe as Anna
- 2011 The Roommate as Maria
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Candace Kelmeckis
- 2014 Let's Be Cops as Josie
- 2015 The Final Girls as Vicki
- 2017 Xx X Return Of Xander Cage as Becky Clearidge
- 2017 Flatliners as Marlo
- 2017 Crash Pad as Hannah
- Dog Days (2018) as Elizabeth
- 2018 Then Came You as Izzy
- 2019 Lucky Day as Chloe
- 2019 Run This Town as Ashley
- 2021 Love Hard as Natalie Bauer
- 2023 The Out-Laws as Parker McDermott
Live-Action Series
- 2006 — 2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation as Mia Jones
- 2008 The Border as Stephenie
- 2009 Eleventh Hour as Grace Dahl
- 2009 —2017 The Vampire Diaries Universe as Elena Gilbert / Katherine Pierce / Amara / Tatia
- 2009 — 2015, 2017 The Vampire Diaries as Elena Gilbert / Katherine Pierce / Amara
- 2014 The Originals as Tatia
- 2016 Lip Sync Battle as As Herself
- 2017 Workaholics as Courtnee
- 2019 Fam as Clem
Voice Acting
- 2009 Merry Madagascar as Cupid the Reindeer
- 2011 Family Guy as Lois' High School Bully
- 2011 The Super Hero Squad Show as Ellen
- 2014 Robot Chicken as Cortana / Abby / Jenny Curran
Tropes
- Acting for Two: Over the entire The Vampire Diaries, she plays all the versions of the Petrova Doppelgangers, but mostly Elena and Katherine.
- Actor Leaves, Character Dies: Downplayed, but when she left The Vampire Diaries her character was put in a sleeping spell, and didn't wake until Nina came Back for the Finale.
- Actor-Shared Background: One of her characters in The Vampire Diaries, Katherine, is Bulgarian just like her, despite Katherine being German in the books.
- Identical Stranger: Many people find it odd that she and Victoria Justice have never once shared a project.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's a beautiful woman and was ranked #53 on "Maxim" magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2014 list.
- Passionate Sports Girl: She enjoys many athletic activities such as swimming, windsurfing, wakeboarding, scuba diving, volleyball, soccer, horseback riding, snowboarding and rock climbing
- Romance on the Set: With Ian Somerhalder in The Vampire Diaries. They dated for three years before breaking up in 2013.
- Star-Making Role: Her role as Mia in Degrassi: The Next Generation put her on the map but her roles in The Vampire Diaries rose her to stardom.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally auditioned for the role of Manny Santos in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
- She auditioned for the role of Annabeth in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
