My Take
I'll be honest — I came to Nina Dobrev through The Vampire Diaries like pretty much everyone else, and I fully expected to see another CW pretty face doing the brooding supernatural thing. What I didn't expect was how much range she'd pack into that show: playing Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce simultaneously, with two completely different energy signatures, is legitimately hard acting that doesn't get enough credit outside the fandom. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria and raised in Canada, she cut her teeth on Degrassi before landing the role that made her a household name in 2009. She's since moved into films — The Perks of Being a Wallflower, xXx: Return of Xander Cage — proving she's not content to be forever tied to Mystic Falls. There's a scrappiness to her career that I genuinely respect.
Overview
Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva (Bulgarian: Николина Каменова Добрева; born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev ( DOH-brev), is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce in The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2015).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nina Dobrev
- Name (Japanese)
- ニーナ・ドブレフ
- Reading
- にーな・どぶれふ
- Born
- January 9, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / model / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Vampire Diaries | — | |
| Notable work | Degrassi: The Next Generation | — | |
| Notable work | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | — | |
| Notable work | Let's Be Cops | — | |
| Notable work | The Final Girls | — | |
| Notable work | xXx Return of Xander Cage | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.