Early life

Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, as Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva (Bulgarian: Николина Константинова Добрева), and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks fluent English and Bulgarian. She has an older brother, Aleksandar Dobrev. Her father, Konstantin Dobrev, is a computer specialist, and her mother, Mihaela Dobreva (née Radeva), is an artist.

Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School, where she started ballet and jazz classes, and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. Then, she attended the arts program at 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. She took acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studios in Toronto.

Career

Dobrev has appeared in a number of 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 had a role in the MTV film The American Mall.

Dobrev subsequently starred in The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries, a television adaptation of the book series of the same name, playing the role of Elena Gilbert. She then had a minor role in the erotic thriller Chloe, theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010. The film had enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's biggest moneymaker ever.

In April 2011, Dobrev was cast as Candace Kelmeckis in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Paul Rudd. In August 2014, she starred alongside Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. in the 20th Century Fox comedy Let's Be Cops.

On April 6, 2015, Dobrev announced via Instagram that she would be leaving The Vampire Diaries after season six ended. Dobrev played the role of Vicki Summers in the 2015 horror comedy film The Final Girls. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. In September 2015, Dobrev was cast in the film Arrivals, opposite Asa Butterfield and Maisie Williams, portraying the role of flight attendant Izzy. The same year, she was cast in the romantic comedy Crash Pad, alongside Domhnall Gleeson and Christina Applegate, which began filming in Vancouver in fall 2015.

In April 2016, it was announced that she had officially joined the cast of the action film sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, opposite Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Teenage Zydrate Addict	Short film
2006	Away from Her	Monica
2007	How She Move	Tall Girl in Bathroom
2007	The Poet	Rachel
2007	Too Young to Marry	Jessica Carpenter
2007	Fugitive Pieces	Bella
2008	Mookie's Law	Rosabella	Short film
2009	You Got That Light	Girl	Short film
2009	Chloe	Anna
2011	The Roommate	Maria
2011	Arena	Lori Lord
2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Candace Kelmeckis
2014	Let's Be Cops	Josie
2015	The Final Girls	Vicki Summers
2016	Crash Pad	Hannah	In post-production
2017	xXx: The Return of Xander Cage	Becky Clearidge	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Playing House	Young Frannie McKenzie	Movie
2006-09	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Mia Jones	52 episodes
2007	My Daughter's Secret	Justine Dysert	Movie
2008	The Border	Maia	2 episodes
2008	Never Cry Werewolf	Loren Hansett	Movie
2008	The American Mall	Ally Shepherd	Movie
2009	Degrassi Goes Hollywood	Mia Jones	Movie
2009	Eleventh Hour	Grace Dahl	Episode: "Eternal"
2009	Merry Madagascar	Cupid the Reindeer (voice)	Christmas special
2009-15, 2016	The Vampire Diaries	Elena Gilbert / Katherine Pierce	Main role (134 episodes)
2011	Family Guy	Lois' High School Bully (voice)	Episode: "Trading Places"
2011	The Super Hero Squad Show	Ellen (voice)	Episode: "This Man-Thing, This Monster!"
2014	The Originals	Tatia	Episode: "Red Door"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Breakout Star - Female	The Vampire Diaries	Won
		Choice TV Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
	Young Hollywood Awards	Making Their Mark		Won
		Cast to Watch		Won
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
		Choice Hottie - Female		Nominated
		Choice Vampire		Nominated
2012	People's Choice Awards	Favorite TV Drama Actress		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble Performance	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Won
2013	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Dramatic TV Actress	The Vampire Diaries	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress		Nominated
		Favorite On-Screen Chemistry		Won
	mtvU Fandom Awards	Ship Of The Year		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
	Young Hollywood Awards	Fan Favorite Actor - Female		Nominated
		Best Threesome		Won
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress		Nominated
		Favorite TV Duo		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi		Won
		Choice TV: Liplock		Won

Charities

Nina Dobrev supports the following charitable cause: ALS (amyrotrophic lateral sclerosis).

[ Source: Wikipedia ]