Nina Dobrev
Dobrev in 2009, photo by Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Nina Kamenova Dobreva
Place of Birth: Sofia, People’s Republic of Bulgaria (now Bulgaria)
Date of Birth: January 9, 1989
Ethnicity: Bulgarian
Nina Dobrev is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for starring on the series The Vampire Diaries, and in the films Dog Days, The Final Girls, and Run This Town.
Nina was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, to Bulgarian parents, Michaela (Radeva) and Konstantin Dobrev. When she was two, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she was raised. She is fluent in English, French, and Bulgarian.
A picture of Nina with her father can be seen here. A picture of Nina with her mother and brother can be seen here.
Nina once stated “I’m a Gypsy, what can I say…” It is not clear if she was referring to being of the Romani ethnic group, or to the term “gypsy” as it is sometimes used to refer to lifestyle habits. It appears that Nina often refers to herself as a “gypsy” in this latter way.
Two of Nina’s grandparents are named Aleksandr and Efi.
I’m Bulgaria and she doesn’t look Bulgarian at all.
You’re a country? Wow, well done.
:) I didn’t see that. Sorry.
Huh, weird. Every Bulgarian I’ve met looks like her.
Some of you are really dense… She’s clearly talking about the gypsy lifestyle.
She looks Mexican.
You Amerians are calling everything Mexican, lol
Mexican isn’t even a ethnicity.
Looks 100% Bulgarian. Shut up already you conspirators…
nina looks like a typical Bulgarian girl. Some are even darker, doesn’t look Romani. Some Gypsies can be ethnically European too ( like the irish travelers)