Nina Dobrev broke into acting in her early teens starting with a television movie called Playing House in 2006. One year later, she started to appear in the Degrassi: Minis. From there she continued her role as Mia Jones in Degrassi Goes Hollywood and later in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
At the same time she was also cast in The Vampire Diaries. From 2009 through 2017 she portrayed Elena Gilbert. In that serie, she falls in love with vampire brothers, transitioned into a vampire herself and then found eternal bliss with vampire antagonist turned protagonist, Damon Salvatore (played by Ian Somerhalder).
She left The Vampire Diaries before the show ended, but returned for the series conclusion. After the end of The Vampire Diaries, Dobrev started to explore new acting roles. She starred in the reboot of the movie Flatliners and Dog Days, which was a puppy-inspired movie.
Dobrev also has 13 awards to her name, which includes three People’s Choice Awards.