Canadian model and actress Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian import catapulted to fame by two roles on “DeGrassi: The Next Generation” and “The Vampire Diaries.” Her flawless accent is courtesy of moving to Toronto from Bulgaria at age two when her artist mom and computer geek dad emigrated to the U.S.
Nina’s enthusiasm for all things creative—-dancing, gymnastics, music, theater and anything else that got her out of math class—-culminated in an undergraduate arts degree followed by a stint at Toronto’s Dean Armstrong Acting School. Talent agencies trolling the Armstrong school for talent saved Nina from having to take waitressing gigs like many of her contemporaries.