<Tr> <Th> Notable work </Th> <Td> The Vampire Diaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home town </Th> <Td> Toronto, Canada </Td> </Tr> <P> Nina Dobrev (/ ˈdoʊbrɛf /; born Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva; Bulgarian: Николина Константинова Добрева; January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian - Canadian actress . She is known for portraying the role of Mia Jones in the drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and then Elena Gilbert on The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries . </P> <P> Dobrev has also starred in several feature films, including the 2012 coming - of - age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 2014 action comedy Let's Be Cops, 2015 horror comedy The Final Girls, 2017 action thriller xXx: Return of Xander Cage . </P>

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