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'''Nina Dobrev''' (born '''Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva'''; 9 January 1989) is a [[ |
'''Nina Dobrev''' (born '''Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva'''; 9 January 1989) is a [[Bulgarian Canadians|Bulgarian Canadian]] actress and model. She played the role of [[Mia Jones (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Mia Jones]], the single teenage mother, on ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', from the show's sixth to ninth season (2006-2009). She stars as [[Elena Gilbert]] and [[Katherine Pierce]] on [[The CW]] American television drama, ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''. |
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Nina Dobrev | |
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| Николина Константинова Добрева | |
 Nina Dobrev at the 2010 Paley Center for Media. | |
| Born | Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva 9 January 1989 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www |
Nina Dobrev (born Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva; 9 January 1989) is a Bulgarian Canadian actress and model. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season (2006-2009). She stars as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW American television drama, The Vampire Diaries.
Early life
Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria as Николина Константинова Добрева, and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1] She speaks fluent English, French, and Bulgarian. She has an older brother, Alexander Dobrev, her father, Constantine Dobrev, is a computer specialist and her mother, Michaela Leveski Dobreva, is an artist.[1]
Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School, where she started ballet and jazz classes, and competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[1] Then, she attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario, and 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 teen television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She also starred in a number of Lifetime original movies. In 2007 she appeared in the music video of You Got That Light performed by Wade Allain-Marcus and David Baum. 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 loved by two human brothers during the American Civil War, and Katherine's doppelgänger Elena Gilbert, a human who is caught between the same two brothers, now vampires, Damon and Stefan Salvatore.[3]
She also had a minor role in the erotic thriller Chloe, theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on 26 March 2010.[4] The film had enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's biggest moneymaker ever.[5]
In April 2011, Dobrev was cast as Candace in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd and Ezra Miller.[6] Shooting began in May of that year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she completed her scenes on 27 June 2011.[7] The film was released in September 2012.
In 2012, she appeared in a Funny or Die music video with Nick Braun called SPF.[8] The song, written by Dobrev, Braun, and hip-hop producer Jewels Beats,[9] charted as high as #188 on iTunes Comedy Charts.
Philanthropy
In September 2011, Dobrev co-hosted We Day alongside Joe Jonas.[10] We Day is organized by Free the Children, whom Dobrev is an ambassador for. Dobrev also designed a T-Shirt[11] with Me to We Style, which gives 50% of its profits to Free the Children.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Away from Her | Monica | |
| 2006 | Playing House | Young Frannie | |
| 2007 | How She Move | Tall Girl in the Bathroom | |
| 2007 | The Poet | Rachel | |
| 2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Bella | |
| 2007 | My Daughter's Secret | Justine | |
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Teenage Zydrate Addict | |
| 2008 | Mookie's Law | Rosebella | Short film |
| 2008 | The American Mall | Ally Shepherd | TV movie |
| 2009 | Chloe | Anna | |
| 2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Mia Jones | |
| 2011 | The Roommate | Maria | |
| 2011 | Arena | Lori | |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Candace Kelmeckis | |
| 2014 | Let's Be Cops | Unknown | Post-Production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mia Jones | 52 episodes |
| 2007 | Too Young to Marry | Jessica | TV Film |
| 2008 | Never Cry Werewolf | Loren Hansett | TV film |
| 2008 | The Border | Maia | Episodes:
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| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Grace Dahl | Episode: "Eternal" |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar | Cupid the Reindeer |
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| 2009–present | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series
Main Role | |
| 2011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Ellen |
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Awards and nominations
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References
- ^ a b c Calhoun, Crissy (2010). "Cast Bios: Nina Dobrev". Love You To Death: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries. Ecw Pr. ISBN 978-1-55022-978-3.
- ^ "Degrassi Gets Schooled". TheEyeopener.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 March 2009). "Networks see flurry of pilot castings". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Chloe (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ Pevere, Geoff (7 December 2010). "The Digital Revolution: Part 1". thestar.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (15 April 2011). "Nina Dobrev Goes From 'Vampire Diaries' To 'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Nina Dobrev". Twitter.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "SPF with Nina Dobrev". Funny Or Die. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "SPF with Nina Dobrev". Funnyordie.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Nina Dobrev Joins We Day Toronto!". 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "''Hunger Bites T-Shirt''". Metowestyle.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "''About Me to We Style''". Metowestyle.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Nina Dobrev on Twitter
- Nina Dobrev at IMDb
- Nina Dobrev at AllMovie
- Nina Dobrev at the TCM Movie Database
| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1989 births
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- Actresses from Toronto
- Bulgarian emigrants to Canada
- Bulgarian film actresses
- Bulgarian television actresses
- Canadian child actresses
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Living people
- People from Sofia
- Canadian people of Bulgarian descent