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Nina Dobrev Takes Vampire Diaries Viewers to Native Bulgaria Bulgaria-born Nina Dobrev, who gained popularity in the United States as the beautiful young girl caught between two vampire brothers in "The Vampire Diaries", is about to take viewers back to the 15th century in her native country.
The new episode will be set in Bulgaria, the birthplace of Nina Dobrev who plays Katherine and Elena.
"The episode that we start shooting on Tuesday is set around 1490 – and in Bulgaria," producer Julie Plec said at New York Comic-Con over the weekend. "We've talked about wanting to show Katherine's origin story, and it is cool."
Viewers learned a couple weeks ago that Katherine's original last name was "Petrova," and fellow producer Kevin Williamson says they plan to depict how this character "came to become who she was."
Born in Bulgaria, Nina Dobrev moved to Canada at the age of 2 and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and in Atlanta, Georgia, where "The Vampire Diaries" was filmed.
Dobrev wrapped last year production on Montecito Pictures' "Chloe," with Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried and Liam Neeson. Past film credits include "Fugitive Pieces," with Ayelet Zurer and Rosamund Pike, "Away From Her," with Julie Christie, and "The Poet."
Other television credits include lead roles on "DeGrassi: The Next Generation" and MTV's "The American Mall," as well as a guest appearance on "Eleventh Hour." She has also appeared in the television movies "Never Cry Werewolf" and "Too Young to Marry."
The 21-year-old actress is accustomed to portraying young women forced to grow up fast. In the teen favorite "Degrassi: The Next Generation," she played Mia, a bright and driven high school student with a young daughter.
The debut of the "Diaries" earned the largest viewership of any CW series preem in the net's history.
Tags: Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
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