Nina Dobrev
Toronto, Ontario
WHO? Elena Gilbert and her doppelganger Katherine Pierce in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES!
BREAK? Although she has appeared in many smaller films, Nina made her big break as Mia Jones on DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION.
SIGN? Capricorn
COOL FACTS
– She was born in Bulgaria and moved to Toronto at a very young age.
– Attended Ryerson University in Toronto and majored in sociology before dropping out in 2008 to pursue acting.
– She started out professionally as a model, which led to commercial auditions and ultimately TV and film.
– Her first car was an Audi, which her co-star Ian Somerhalder coaxed her into buying instead of a Volvo.
CHECK? Nina as Cupid the reindeer in MERRY MADAGASCAR, an animated short based on the MADAGASCAR movies.
BACK STORY
– Mia Jones, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION, 2006-2009
– Bella, FUGITIVE PIECES, 2007
– Ally, THE AMERICAN MALL, 2008
– Mia Jones, DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD, 2009
– Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, 2009-Present