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==Personal life== |
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Dobrev attended [[Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts]] in Toronto until her graduating year. She entered secondary studies at [[Ryerson University]] in Toronto, majoring in [[sociology]], before dropping out in 2008 to pursue her acting career. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theeyeopener.com/articles/3855-Degrassi-gets-schooled |title=Degrassi Gets Schooled |accessdate=2009-02-07 |work=The Eyeopener Online |date=2008-11-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
Dobrev attended [[Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts]] in Toronto until her graduating year. She entered secondary studies at [[Ryerson University]] in Toronto, majoring in [[sociology]], before dropping out in 2008 to pursue her acting career. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theeyeopener.com/articles/3855-Degrassi-gets-schooled |title=Degrassi Gets Schooled |accessdate=2009-02-07 |work=The Eyeopener Online |date=2008-11-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Her boyfriend is Carl (:P angel) She loves Carl so much and Carl loves her to infinity and beyond.They will love each other till they die but they will not die because they are VAMPIRES! (J.M) |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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[[File:NinaDobrev08TIFF.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dobrev at the 2008 [[Toronto Film Festival]]]] |
[[File:NinaDobrev08TIFF.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dobrev at the 2008 [[Toronto Film Festival]]]] |
Revision as of 07:10, 28 October 2010
Nina Dobrev | |
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Born | Nina Constantinova Dobreva |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva, in Bulgarian Нина Константинова Добрева; January 9, 1989)[1] is a 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.
Early life
Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria to Bulgarian parents and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks Bulgarian, French, and English. Her mother is an artist while her father is a computer scientist. She has one older brother, Aleksandar, who is studying to become an engineer.[2] She attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School and Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario. From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts—dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting. Dobrev attended the Dean Armstrong Acting school where she was discovered by many different talent agencies in Toronto.[citation needed]
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 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 Elena Gilbert, a human who is caught between two vampire brothers, and Elena's doppelgänger Katherine Pierce, a vampire that the same brothers each loved while they were still human during the American Civil War.[3]
She also had a bit role in the erotic thriller Chloe, theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.[4] The film grossed $3 million in the United States theatrically and became one of the higher-grossing specialty films in the United States in 2010[4] (according to Variety, "$3 million is the new $10 million" for specialty films' box office in 2010).[5]
In August 2010, Dobrev appeared in the opening sketch of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Personal life
Dobrev attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Toronto until her graduating year. She entered secondary studies at Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in sociology, before dropping out in 2008 to pursue her acting career. [6] Her boyfriend is Carl (:P angel) She loves Carl so much and Carl loves her to infinity and beyond.They will love each other till they die but they will not die because they are VAMPIRES! (J.M)
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Teenage Zytrate Addict | |
2006 | Away from Her | Monica | |
2006 | Playing House | Shania | |
2006–2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mia Jones | 2006–2009 (44 episodes) |
2007 | The Poet | Rachel | |
2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Bella | |
2007 | My Daughter's Secret | Justine | |
2007 | Too Young to Marry | Jessica | |
2008 | Mookies Law | Rosebella | Short film |
2008 | The American Mall | Ally Shepherd | |
2008 | Never Cry Werewolf | Loren Hansett | |
2008 | The Border | Maia | Episodes: "Articles of Faith" and "Blowback" |
2009 | Chloe | Anna | |
2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Mia Jones | |
2009 | Eleventh Hour | Grace Dahl | Episode: "Eternal" |
2009 | Merry Madagascar | Cupid the Reindeer | Voice only |
2009–present | The Vampire Diaries | Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce | Lead role |
2011 | Deathgames | Post-production |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Breakout Star Female | The Vampire Diaries | Won |
2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi | The Vampire Diaries | Won |
References
- ^ "Nina Dobrev: Summary". tv.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Crooke, John (October 15, 2009). "Checking in with Nina Dobrev". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 8, 2009). "Networks see flurry of pilot castings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=chloe.htm
- ^ Stewart, Andrew (2010-04-24). "Specialty pics face reduced expectations". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Degrassi Gets Schooled". The Eyeopener Online. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2009-02-07. [dead link]
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