Background

Nina Dobrev was born on January 9, 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria as Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva. Her father Konstantin is a computer specialist and her mother Michaela is an artist. She has an older brother, Alexander. Her cousin, Jeny Nikolova, is a model in Canada. Nina moved to Canada at the age of two and lived in Toronto, Ontario until 2009.

Nina Dobrev from a childhood passion for music, dance, and theater. As a teenager, she worked as a model, then began acting in commercials and walk on her acting auditions. Because of exotic beauty and outstanding ability producers interested in Nina.

Education

Nina Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School in Scarborough, Canada. Then, she went to Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, Scarborough, Ontario. and Ryerson University, Toronto, majoring in sociology. She left in 2006 to pursue her acting career.

Career

Nina Dobrev started out as a model, making appearances in commercials and film auditions. She clinched the lead role in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation on CTV in 2006. The series lasted until 2009, covering eight seasons and 52 episodes. She played the character of ‘Mia Jones’ in the teen drama. In 2007, she found herself debuting on the big screen with Fugitive Pieces. The year also saw her appear in other films, such as Away From Her, How She Move, The Poet, and Too Young to Marry.

In 2009, Nina Dobrev earned herself the lead role in ‘CW’ network's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries. In the television adaptation of the book series of the same name, she played the role of ‘Elena Gilbert.’ This series achieved worldwide success, and her performance received critical acclaim.

Early in her career, she did several television films, such as Never Cry Werewolf, The American Mall, and a television film spin-off of the original television series, Degrassi Goes Hollywood, which released in 2009. She finished the year with guest appearances in Eleventh Hour and Merry Madagascar.

Her big-screen extravaganza continued as she found a minor role in the erotic thriller Chloe in 2009. In 2011, she appeared in two films, The Roommate and Arena.

In April 2011, Nina Dobrev was cast as Candace Kelmeckis in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. She was cast alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Paul Rudd. The same year, she guest-starred in television series, Family Guy and The Super Hero Squad Show.

Her next outing on the big screen after The Perks of Being Wallflower was for the 20th Century Fox comedy Let's Be Cops in 2014. In the film, she starred alongside Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr.

The year 2015 took Dobrev’s success story a little further. She played the role of Vicki Summers in the horror-comedy film The Final Girls. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. Following this, she was cast in Arrivals alongside Asa Butterfield and Maisie Williams, portraying the role of flight attendant Izzy.

In 2015, she was also cast in the romantic comedy Crash Pad, alongside Domhnall Gleeson and Christina Applegate. She also announced that the sixth season of The Vampires Diaries would be her last season in the series. However, she made a guest appearance in the eighth season.

In 2017, she was seen in the action film sequel XXX: Return of Xander Cage. The same year, she also played Marlo in the science fiction horror drama film Flatliners.

In 2018, she was cast in the television series Fam. The sitcom premiered in 2019 but was canceled after one season. In the series, Dobrev played the main role of Clem in 13 episodes. In 2019, she played Ashley Pollock in Ricky Tollman-directed drama film Run This Town.

Achievements

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Works

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  • Then Came You

    (Then Came You tells the story of Skye (Maisie Williams), ...)

    2019
  • How She Move

    (How She Move is an energetic, gritty and ultimately inspi...)

    2007
  • Crash Pad

    (A hopeless romantic thinks he's found true love with an o...)

    2017
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    (Freshman Charlie is a loner until he falls under the spel...)

    2012
  • Chloe

    (A seemingly perfect marriage reveals its flaws when the w...)

    2009
  • The Roommate

    (Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester and Cam Gigandet star in th...)

    2010
  • Fugitive Pieces

    (Based on the bestselling novel, 'Fugitive Pieces' tells t...)

    2007
  • Merry Madagascar

    (Merry Madagascar is a Christmas special first broadcast o...)

    2009
  • Degrassi Goes Hollywood

    (Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood is a 2009 Canadian...)

    2010
  • Never Cry Werewolf

    (Never Cry Werewolf is a Canadian television film directed...)

    2008
  • The Border

    (The Border is a new fast-paced, hard-driving dramatic ser...)

    2008
  • Dog Days

    (Dog Days follows a group of interconnected people in Los ...)

    2018
  • Away from Her

    (A couple copes with the wife's diagnosis of Alzheimer's d...)

    2007
  • XXX: Return Of Xander Cage

    (When a group of lethal mercenaries steal a hi-tech weapon...)

    2017
  • Arena

    (One sadistically savvy businessman has created an empire ...)

    2011
  • Repo! The Genetic Opera

    (In the year 2056 - the not so distant future - an epidemi...)

    2006
  • Hearts of War

    (A Nazi soldier is torn between duty and his passion for t...)

    2007
  • Playing House

    (A young, ambitious editor finds out she's pregnant just a...)

    2006
  • American Mall

    (The American Mall is a 2008 MTV musical film that debuted...)

    2008
  • Let's Be Cops

    (It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: t...)

    2014
  • The Final Girls

    (A bunch of friends get trapped inside their favorite horr...)

    2015
  • Flatliners

    (Med students stop their hearts to experience the afterlif...)

    2017
  • My Daughter's Secret

    (Starring Jennifer Grant and Nina Dobrev. After the jewelr...)

    2007
  • Too Young to Marry

    (Starring Dillon Casey and Nina Dobrev. Despite everyone's...)

    2007

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  • Fam

    (Fam stars Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell in a comedy about a w...)

    2019

• TV series

  • The Eleventh Hour

    (When science threatens humanity, who can save us? Patrick...)

    2009
  • Degrassi: The Next Generation

    (With equal measures of humour, angst and heart, the stude...)

    2006
  • The Vampire Diaries

    (Think you know vampires? You don't. Neither does Elena (D...)

    2009

Religion

Dobrev hasn’t spoken about her religion other than tweeting about celebrating her “Name Day.” This is a Bulgarian, Eastern Orthodox (Russian or Greek Orthodox) holiday where people of a certain name are celebrated if they share their name with an Orthodox saint. Dobrev said: "In Bulgaria, we have a tradition/celebration called a ‘Name Day.’ Each person has one - today is mine! Happy Name day to everyone else like me!"

She is listed as one of the Russian Orthodox celebrities.

Politics

Dobrev was happy about President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, saying it shouldn’t be controversial because we’re “living in the 21st Century.” She’s a liberal.

Views

In 2001, Nina Dobrev traveled to Kenya with some of her ‘Degrassi: Next Generation’ co-stars. They were supporting the non-profit organization Free the Children. The group helped to build a school for the Kenyan schoolchildren during their visit. Many years later, Dobrev was still supporting this cause as she is seen wearing a top promoting their work at the end of her 2008 movie The American Mall.

Quotations: "Sometimes, the only way to discover who we are is by figuring out who we are not."

" don't like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it's a love, a friend, an ex. I'll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated."

"Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun."

"It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid of something, you shouldn't do it. If you're just coasting through things, what's the point? You're not learning."

My goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you can't help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long - which I did for a really, really long time."

"Every woman wants and needs different things. It's always best when you're honest and you speak up. It's hard to read minds."

"I do think it's important to be smiling and not make it all about business. You'll look back and regret it later, if you don't take advantage of your youth and your ability to travel. And it gives you something to pull from and inspiration to play your characters, and for your life and your development as a human being."

"I'm constantly trying to make myself better, to learn more. I didn't finish college, so I feel like I'm always having to prove myself. I don't want to feel like the smallest person in the room."

"I've reached a point where I'm comfortable in my own skin, and I do what I need to do, to feel good, but I'm built the way I am. The dancer's feet, the bruises on my legs, they're not going to go away. I think real girls have bruises. Tough chicks get bruised. They get dirty. And they have fun."

Membership

Nina Dobrev has supported the following charities: Communities in Schools, DonorsChoose.org, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Free The Children, Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation, Rape Foundation.

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  Communities in Schools , United States

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  DonorsChoose.org , United States

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  Elton John AIDS Foundation , United States

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  WE Charity, formerly known as Free The Children

  WE Charity , United States

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  Motion Picture and Television Fund , United States

• Rape Foundation , United States

Personality

Nina Dobrev likes to travel whenever she has the time. Her favorite places to visit are anywhere in Europe as she enjoys getting back to her European roots. She travels for both leisure and professional purposes. She once went on a solo backpacking trip through Europe and Asia.

Nina Dobrev is a skilled linguist and can speak three languages fluently. Her first language is English, but she was born in Bulgaria and her family is Bulgarian, so it makes sense that she also speaks Bulgarian. The third language in which Dobrev is fluent in French.

Nina Dobrev was a talented rhythmic gymnast when she was younger. She was so good that she even represented her country as a member of Team Canada at the 2005 Junior and Senior World Championships, which involved her traveling to Denmark and the Czech Republic. She only quit rhythmic gymnastics because she had to choose between that and acting.

Whenever possible, Nina Dobrev likes to get outside and enjoy sporting activities. Some of her favorite sports include soccer, rock climbing, horseback riding, snowballing, volleyball, and snowboarding. She also enjoys water sports, such as wakeboarding, windsurfing, swimming, and scuba diving. Basically, she will try anything that involves going outside and getting active.

Dobrev is completely obsessed with cats. Her own gorgeous, fluffy cat is called Lynx and she poses with him for photographs that she posts on her social media accounts. In the photos, her cat is often dressed up in cute little outfits.

Some of her favorite films include Schindler's List (1993), The Notebook (2004), Juno (2007) and Knocked Up (2007).

Her favorite television series are Orange Is the New Black (2013), Homeland (2011), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Friday Night Lights (2006) and House of Cards (2013).

He is a fan of the HBO television series True Blood (2008).

Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep and Rachel McAdams.

She is a huge fan of Chicago (2002). She derived inspiration from the song "Cell Block Tango" for her performance of "Survivor" in The American Mall (2008).

She's a huge fan of the "Harry Potter" series, by J.K. Rowling.

Physical Characteristics: Height: 168 cm (5′ 6.5″)

Weight: 55 kg (122 lbs)

Eyes Color: Dark Brown

Hair Color: Dark Brown

She is frequently compared and is aware of bearing a resemblance, to Victoria Justice.

Interests

• travel, animals

• Politicians

  Craig Kielburger

• Writers

  Alice Sebold, Paulo Coelho, Anne Michaels

• Sport & Clubs

  volleyball, soccer, horseback riding, snowboarding, rock climbing, yoga

• Music & Bands

  Hedley, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, The Fray, Kings of Leon, P!NK, Coldplay

Connections

Nina dated her co-star Ian Somerhalder, who portrays Damon Salvatore, for three years. The two officially broke up in May of 2013. Despite their breakup, the two remain friends. A few months later, Nina became romantically linked to Dancing With The Stars dancer Derek Hough. The two have been spotted holding hands and sharing various romantic tweets towards each other. Around October of 2013, it was reported that Nina and Derek had broken up.

She once said: "I don't need a boyfriend to be happy. If I meet someone and I want to be with him, then I will be. I'm very confident in being single until I find someone who I'm extremely crazy about and who I want to devote my time and love to. Until then, I will just be on my own and I am totally fine with that."

Father:

Konstantin Dobrev

Mother:

Mihaela Dobreva

Brother:

Aleksandar Dobrev

ex-boyfriend:

Derek Hough

colleague:

Samuel Jackson

Collegue :

Liam Neeson

Collegue :

Amanda Seyfried

Collegue :

Maisie Williams

colleague:

Ian Somerhalder

Friend:

Julianne Hough

Acquaintance:

Margot Robbie

References

• Nina Dobrev - Twitter
• Nina Dobrev - Instagram