Nina Dobrev (Sofia Bulgaria, 9 January 1989 birth name Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva, in Bulgarian: Нина Константинова Добрева) is a Canadian-Bulgarian actress. Known primarily for her role as Mia Jones on Degrassi series: The Next Generation and Elena Gilbert / Katherine Pierce / Amara in The CW series The Vampire Diaries, based on the novel by LJ Smith.
Nina Dobrev moved to Canada when she was two and has lived in Toronto since. Nina Her name comes from a contraction of the first and the last syllable of his name and his last name Nikolina stack Dobrev is actually due Dobreva in Bulgaria, as in other Slavic-speaking countries, the family name in the feminine gender is added the ending-a.
From a young age he showed an interest and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts and performance. Currently, it has three roles in the Vampire Diaries series (Vampire Chronicles) as Elena Gilbert, Katherine Pierce (Katerina Petrova) and Amara.
He studied at the College of the Arts in until graduation. He began his undergraduate studies at Ryerson University, also in Toronto, majoring in Sociology. In 2008 drop out to pursue his acting career.
In 2012 recorded a music video with Nicholas Braun, rap song is titled SPF.