Nina Dobrev

i was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, as Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva (Bulgarian: Николина Константинова Добрева), and moved to Canada at the age of two, where i was raised in Toronto, Ontario. i speak fluent English and Bulgarian. i have an older brother, Aleksandar Dobrev. my father, Konstantin Dobrev, is a computer specialist, and my mother, Mihaela Dobreva (née Radeva), is an artist. i also attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School, where i started ballet and jazz classes, and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. Then, i attended the arts program at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario, and Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in sociology. i then left in 2008 to pursue my acting career. i took acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studios in Toronto.

yoga, swimming, making jewelry