<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elena Gilbert (Salvatore) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Vampire Diaries character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> Pilot (1.01) September 10, 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Td> I'm Thinking Of You All The While (6.22) May 14, 2015 (as series regular) I Was Feeling Epic (8.16) March 10, 2017 (as guest star) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> L.J. Smith (book series) Julie Plec Kevin Williamson (television series) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Nina Dobrev Kayla Madison (Young Elena) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aliases </Th> <Td> <P> Elena Salvatore </P> (marriage name, season 8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Td> Human (seasons 1--3, 6 - 8) Doppelgänger (seasons 1--8) Vampire (seasons 4--6) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Female </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> High school student (formerly) College student (formerly) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Grayson Gilbert (adoptive father / paternal uncle) Miranda Gilbert (adoptive mother / paternal aunt) John Gilbert (biological father / adoptive paternal uncle) Isobel Flemming (biological mother) Jeremy Gilbert (adoptive brother / paternal cousin) Jenna Sommers (adoptive aunt) Damon Salvatore (husband) Alaric Saltzman (stepfather) Stefan Salvatore (brother - in - law) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant other (s) </Th> <Td> Matt Donovan (ex-boyfriend) Stefan Salvatore (ex-boyfriend) Damon Salvatore (husband) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Amara (maternal ancestor; doppelgänger of) Tatia (maternal ancestor; doppelgänger of) Katherine Pierce / Katerina Petrova (maternal ancestor; doppelgänger of) Nadia Petrova (maternal ancestor) Jonathon Gilbert (paternal ancestor) Samantha Gilbert (paternal ancestor) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Alive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Td> 1--6, 8 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elena Gilbert (Salvatore) </Th> </Tr>

Was elena a vampire in the series finale