Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva[1][2][3] (Bulgarian: Николина Каменова Добрева; born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev (/ˈdoʊbrɛv/ 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).

She also starred in the romantic comedies Dog Days (2018), Then Came You (2018), and Love Hard (2021), and had a leading role in the sitcom Fam (2019).

B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School, where she started ballet and jazz classes and competed in rhythmic gymnastics.

Dobrev also headlined a number of television films, including Sci Fi Channel's Never Cry Werewolf (2008), MTV's The American Mall (2008), and two Lifetime original movies.

[18] In April 2015, Dobrev announced via Instagram that she would be leaving The Vampire Diaries after portraying Elena for six seasons.

[20] Dobrev had a minor role in Atom Egoyan's erotic thriller Chloe,[5] theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.

[31] In 2017, Dobrev co-starred as weapons specialist Becky Clearidge in the action film sequel XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

[35][36] In March 2018, Dobrev was cast as Clem in the comedy Fam, a CBS sitcom pilot that was picked up to series in May 2018.

[43] In July 2020, it was announced that Dobrev would star in and serve as an executive producer for a television adaptation of the Woman 99 book series.

[58] Since 2020, she has been in a relationship with retired American professional snowboarder, skateboarder and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White.