Nina Kamenova Dobreva, credited professionally as Nina Dobrev, 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).
Dobrev in 2022
Dobrev at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Dobrev at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Elena Gilbert is a fictional character and protagonist from the novel series The Vampire Diaries. In the television series adaptation, set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, she is portrayed by Nina Dobrev. In the books, Elena was popular, selfish and a "mean girl". However, the show's producers, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, felt that it wasn't the direction they wanted to go with their heroine in The Vampire Diaries television series. Instead, she became a nicer, relatable, and more of "the girl next door" type, until her life gets flipped upside down when she meets the Salvatore Brothers. In April 2015, Nina Dobrev announced that she would be departing the series after the sixth-season finale.
Elena Gilbert
Nina Dobrev, who plays Elena Gilbert, at PaleyFest 2014
Dobrev with her Vampire Diaries co-stars Paul Wesley (Stefan) and Ian Somerhalder (Damon) at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.
