ACTOR
Nina Dobrev
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Nina Dobrev speaks English and Bulgarian fluently. She also speaks a little French.
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Nina Dobrev was born in Bulgaria and speaks Bulgarian. For this reason, the character Katherine, who is German in the books, became Bulgarian in the series.
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Nina Dobrev is a very talented ballet dancer, jazz dancer and gymnast.
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Nina Dobrev traveled to Kenya, where she helped build a school through the non-profit organization Free The Children together with her fellow lead actors from Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001). She also wore a top promoting the cause toward the end of her film The American Mall (2008).
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One of Nina Dobrev's hobbies is making jewelry. She plans to launch her own jewelry brand in the future.
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Nina Dobrev competed internationally representing Canada in aesthetic group gymnastics. In 2005 she took part in both the Senior World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Junior World Championships in Plzen, Czech Republic.
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Nina Dobrev's favorite actresses are Meryl Streep and Rachel McAdams.
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Nina Dobrev is a big fan of the "Harry Potter" series written by J. K. Rowling.
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Nina Dobrev attended a general audition for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and read for the role of Manny Santos but did not get it. She was later called back, read for the role of Mia Jones and won the part.
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Nina Dobrev attended Wexford Collegiate, an arts school in Toronto. In 2007 she began graduate studies in Sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto.
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Nina Dobrev is a fan of the HBO series True Blood (2008).
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Some of Nina Dobrev's favorite films include Schindler's List (1993), The Notebook (2004), Juno (2007) and Knocked Up (2007).
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Nina Dobrev has an older brother named Alexander Konstantinov Dobrev.
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Nina Dobrev was very creative at making jewelry and also designed her own pieces.
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Nina Dobrev was named after her grandmother Nikolina Constantine.
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Nina Dobrev shared an apartment with Kayla Ewell in Atlanta, GA.
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Nina Dobrev played a young mother on Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and played both a young mother and the daughter of teenagers on The Vampire Diaries (2009).
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Nina Dobrev ranked 53rd on Maxim magazine's 2014 Hot 100 list.
- #019
Nina Dobrev is a big fan of Chicago (2002). For her performance of "Survivor" in The American Mall (2008), she drew inspiration from the song "Cell Block Tango."
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Nina Dobrev would like to open a yoga studio one day.
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Nina Dobrev is one of Julianne Hough's best friends.
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Among the people Nina Dobrev admires are child rights advocate Craig Kielburger and Meryl Streep.
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Nina Dobrev is the second child and only daughter of Konstantin Dobrev and Michaela Dobrev (née Radeva).
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Nina Dobrev trained in acting at Armstrong Acting Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Nina Dobrev has two pets: a dog and a cat named Miss Linx.
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Nina Dobrev enjoys competing in athletic events.
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Nina Dobrev has been in a relationship with snowboarder Shaun White [2023].
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Nina Dobrev took acting classes at Armstrong's acting studios in Toronto.
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Nina Dobrev was engaged to Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, skateboarder and musician Shaun White. (2024-2025).
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In October 2024, Dobrev announced her engagement to three-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, skateboarder and musician Shaun White, after four years of dating.
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Nina Dobrev is a big fan of the Netflix series House of Cards (2013).
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Nina Dobrev attended the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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