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She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her father Konstantin is a computer specialist and her mother Michaela is an artist. Also she has an older brother, Alexander.
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Nina lived in Toronto most of her life. In 2006 acting got the best of her and she left her studies to fully persue her acting career
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At the age of 2 Nina moved to Toronto, Ontario
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She played Mia Jones on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi Goes Hollywood.
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Her acting career started with the tv show Desgrassi: The next generation. The show that jumpstarted her career is "The Vampire Diaries"
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She has competed internationally representing Canada in Aesthetic Group Gymnastics. She joined both the Senior World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Junior World Championships in Plzen, Czech Republic.
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She attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough before moving on to the Dean Armstrong Acting School.
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She found herself debuting on the big screen with ‘Fugitive Pieces’, ‘Away From Her’, ‘How She Move’, ‘The Poet’ and ‘Too Young to Marry.’
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Dobrev made Never Cry Werewolf with Kevin Sorbo and the teen musical The American Mall.
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Nina Dobrev earned herself a lead role in the CW's supernatural drama series ‘The Vampire Diaries’. She played the role of Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce. This series achieved worldwide success and her portrayal of the characters received critical acclaim.
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She won the People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Drama Actress. Also in 2014 she won it for Favorite On-Screen ChemistryAnd in
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She also won the mtvU fandom Ship of the Year award with Ian Somerhalder.
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She took the lead in rebooted cult sci-fi horror Flatliners.