Nina Dobrev

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Height:: 5' 6"
Hometown:: Sofia

Bio:
Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva in Sofia, Bulgaria on January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress best known for her role on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries. An avid gymnastics and yoga enthusiast, Nina was a model and actress in Canada (she starred on Degrassi: The Next Generation) before landing the lead role on The Vampire Diaries in 2009, where she began a real-life romance with co-star Ian Somerhalder. Nina had roles in 2010’s Chloe, 2012’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower and in 2014’s Let’s Be Cops. On Apr.6, 2015, Nina announced she would be leaving The Vampire Diaries at the end of the season.

Best Known For:
Her dual role — human Elena and vampire Katherine — on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries

Personal Life:
Outside of her role on the fan-frenzied Vampire Diaries, Nina has also attracted attention because of her hush-hush relationship with co-star Ian Somerhalder. The two confirmed their relationship in Sept. 2011, but separated in May 2013. Later, Nina dated Shaun White from 2020 until 2025.

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Nina Dobrev Vampire Diaries Final Scene

‘The Vampire Diaries’: Nina Dobrev Reveals Final ‘Beautiful’ Scene With Ian Somerhalder

It must be so hard to work closely with an ex after a breakup, but Nina has managed to do so with Ian for two years on ‘The Vampire Diaries.’ Interestingly, the actress shot her final scene for the show with her ex, but had nothing but positive things to say about their ‘beautiful’ last moments together on-set.
Nina Dobrev, 26, has the fondest memories of working on The Vampire Diaries…and that includes those with her ex-boyfriend, Ian Somerhalder, 36. With her character’s arc complete at the end of Season 6, Nina recently filmed her final scenes for the show, the last of which she shot with Ian. Here’s what she had to say about the touching moment she shared with her ex before things came to an end.

May 12, 2015

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Nina Dobrev Turned Down ‘Painful’ Invitation To Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed Wedding

We give major props to Nina for trying to stay positive after Ian and Nikki tied the knot, but HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY learned that she was in fact, invited to their wedding — but turned down it down because it would have been too ‘painful’ to attend. Find out all the details!
Nina Dobrev, 26, is putting on a very mature front after her ex Ian Somerhalder, 36, married her former friend Nikki Reed, 26, in an intimate ceremony on April 26. While Nina has stayed on good terms with Ian after their breakup, she was missing from Ian’s wedding — and that was 100 percent her choice to turn down the invite. Is she feeling bitter over Ian and Nikki rushing to the alter? Here’s what we know!

April 27, 2015

Nina Dobrev Reaction Ian Somerhalder Wedding

Nina Dobrev’s Message To Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed On Wedding Day — Happy?

Awwww, this is so sweet! On the same day that her ex, Ian Somerhalder, married his new love, Nikki Reed, Nina Dobrev took to Twitter to share a very positive message. Is she actually happy for the newlyweds?
Nikki Reed, 26, and Ian Somerhalder, 36, looked happier than ever while tying the knot on April 26…but fans are also concerned about how the actor’s ex, Nina Dobrev, is handling the news. Well, it just so happens that The Vampire Diaries star shared a very telling message on social media on the same day as the wedding — see her tweet!

April 27, 2015

Nina Dobrev Ian Somerhalder Last Day

Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder Take Silly Selfies After Filming Final ‘Delena’ Scene

Awkward exes? Not these two! Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder celebrated filming their very last scene together on ‘The Vampire Diaries’ by taking a bunch of silly photos for Instagram. So cute!
Nina Dobrev, 26, wants her fans to see that she’s making it through her final days of shooting The Vampire Diaries. Not only did she reveal that the last “Delena” scene has been shot, but she also shared some of the fun photos she and Ian Somerhalder, 36, took together on set.

April 26, 2015

Nina Dobrev Kylie Jenner Coachella Selfie

Kylie Jenner & Khloe Kardashian Take A Selfie With Nina Dobrev — Worlds Collide

This photo of Kylie, Khloe and Nina wins Coachella 2015. Our favorite reality stars are hanging out with our favorite TV star, so life is great!
All is right in the world. Need proof? Khloe Kardashian, 30, Kylie Jenner, 17, and Nina Dobrev, 25, paused their action-packed Coachella weekend to take a selfie together. It totally feels like worlds collided for this to go down! Do we have new besties in the making?

April 19, 2015

Nina Dobrev On Dancing With The Stars

Nina Dobrev Asked To Do ‘DWTS’ & Partner With Ex Derek Hough

While we are super sad to see Nina Dobrev leave ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ we’re excited to see what she does next with her career. Now that she has some time, the brunette beauty is thinking about shaking things up on ‘DWTS’ this fall!
Nina Dobrev, 26, is still on good terms with her ex, Derek Hough, 29, and is besties with his sister, Julianne Hough, 26 – who both have gigs on Dancing With The Stars. So what does that mean? You guessed it! Because of her newly open schedule post-TVD, Derek and Julianne are convincing Nina to compete on the show this fall!

April 15, 2015

Nina Dobrev: Ready To Go R-Rated For Exciting New Role

While we are super sad to see Nina leaving ‘The Vampire Diaries’, we know she will go on to do great things. An insider told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that Nina is ready to make some waves in her career — even if that means she has to go topless!
Nina Dobrev, 26, has big plans for her career after leaving The Vampire Diaries. The actress who spent the past 6 years working on the CW show is well aware that she may need to go for a more racy role to break out of her character “Elena” and she’s more than happy to do so, according to our EXCLUSIVE inside scoop! Find out more!

April 15, 2015

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