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| Nina Dobrev mini-bio:  She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on January 9, 1989 (age 22) but moved to Canada at the age of two. She was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks fluent French, English, and Bulgarian. Her mother is an artist an d her father is a computer scientist. She has one older brother. She 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.
She is currently Playing Elena Gilbert in the CW tv series The Vampire Diaries loosely based on the book series by L.J. Smith.
However you might recognize her from her role as Mia Jones, the teenage single mother on the hit Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation.
From a very young age she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting. Nina attended the Dean Armstrong Acting school where she was discovered by many different talent agencies in Toronto. 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, and the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She also plays the star character in the MTV movie, The American Mall. Nina starred in the Sci Fi Channel movie "Never Cry Wolf" alongsid
e Kevin Sorbo, aka Hercules.
Nina attended Wexford Collegiate, school for the arts in Toronto until her graduating year. She entered secondary school in Ryerson University, majoring in sociology, before dropping out in 2008 to pursue her acting career. Nina attended the Dean Armstrong Acting School where she was discovered by many different talent agencies in Toronto. She dated actor Daniel Clark in 2007, who has played Sean Cameron from Degrassi: The Next Generation ever since the beginning of the show.
On October 19, 2007, Nina appeared with some of her castmates on Me to We Day in the Ricoh Coliseum. She spoke to more than 7,000 students from across Canada.
She was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards in 2010, for Breakout Star Female, and Best Acrtress in Fantasy/ Sci-Fi, for her work in "The Vampire Diaries", both of which she won. 
As of 2011, Nina confirmed via Twitter, that she will be playing a scene in "The Roomate" as Maria, along with her "The Vampire Diaries" castmate and friend, Katerina Graham, as Kim Johnson. She will also be starring in "The Killing Games" alongside Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson, a film about
illegal gladiator fights which are watched by thousands of people online. She will also be playing a role as Jasmine Leon, in the upcoming 2012 movie, "Perished". | VITAL STATS | |
| Full Name: Nina Konstantinova Dobreva | | Eye Color: Brown | | Height: 5' 6.5" | | Nickname(s): | | Notable Feature(s): | | Education: Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts and Ryerson University, majoring in sociology, before dropping out in 2008. | | Family: Mother- artist. Father- computer scientist. One older brother. | | Resides in: Atlanta, Georgia- filming The Vampire Diaries | | Religous Afflications: Bulgarian Orthodox | | Personal interests/hobbies: School, sports, gymnastics. | | Charities/Causes: | Other: She is very close friends with co-star Ian Somerhalder, from "The Vampire Diaries"
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