7 Facts About Nina Dobrev from "The Vampire Diaries" and "Fam"

She has a new show out!

Whether you know her as Elena Gilbert from The Vampire Diaries or Mia from Degrassi: The Next Generation, Nina Dobrev has been taking over screens for the past couple years with her different roles. Now, she's starring in CBS' new show Fam and it's nothing like anything she's been in before.

Here's everything you need to know about Nina Dobrev...

She was born in Bulgaria. She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and lived there until she was two years old. Her family later moved to Toronto, Canada, where she was raised.

Her name isn't actually Nina Dobrev. Her full name is Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva.

Her first major role was on Degrassi. Nina joined the show during its 6th season as Mia. She stayed 3 seasons until her character decided to move to Paris.

She went to college, but dropped out before finishing. Nina was studying sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto, until she decided to continue to act.

The Vampire Diaries was her first pilot audition. A lot of actors end up auditioning for multiple pilots before they score their own TV show. The Vampire Diaries got picked up by The CW, so she didn't have to audition for other shows.

She's still super close to her TVD coster Paul Wesley. The two of them have stayed close since the show ended and he even went to visit her on the set of her new TV show, Fam.

She was scared to do her new show. She revealed to TVLine that Fam is so different than anything else she's done, which is the reason why she originally didn't want to do it. "It was also scary, which only made me want to do it more. Anything that’s challenging and scares the s–t out of me is exciting."

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