Nina Dobrev has come a long way since scoring major success for her role as Elena Gilbert on the CW hit television show The Vampire Diaries which catapulted her career into a whole new level of stardom.
Following her success on the CW show, she has crystallized her place in Hollywood with a broad range of acting portfolios and famous relationships. From being a business owner to an investor, she has broadened her career and taken on other money-making ventures outside of acting. Good to see that the actress isn't relying on just one source of income and has joined the list of actors with lucrative side hustles and businesses.
10 Nina Dobrev Started Out On Canadian Shows
Before The Vampire Diaries, Dobrev already tasted fame with teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation when she portrayed teen mom Mia Jones for three seasons. She also led a couple of Canadian projects like Away from Her, Film adaptation of Anne Michael's novel Fugitive Pieces, Too Young to Marry and MTV's musical The American Mall.
9 Nina Dobrev Got Her Big Break On CW’s The Vampire Diaries
Her career got a huge boost when she secured a lead role in teen drama The Vampire Diaries. Playing Elena for six seasons catapulted her fame to a wider audience. She also won awards like the People's Choice Awards and the Teen Choice Awards for her role. Now, she has starred on other major projects like XXX: Return of Xander Cage opposite Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson, Netflix' holiday rom-com Love Hard and other projects spanning various genres.
8 Nina Dobrev Co-Owns Wine Company Fresh Vine With Best friend Julianne Hough
Dobrev took off her entrepreneurial endeavor when she launched wine company Fresh Vine Wine with her best friend Julianne Hough back in 2019. It boasts of a variety of "low-calorie, low-sugar wine" produced in Napa, California. Per the actress' Instagram post, they created a wine that "compliments both their lifestyles."
7 Nina Dobrev Is An Investor With Investments In SmartSweets And Vivrelle
Dobrev joined a group of celebrity investors like Shawn Mendes and Zoey Deutch to invest in low-sugar candy brand SmartSweets in March 2022. She spoke to Fortune about gravitating towards brands that are a part of her daily life when she invests. "SmartSweets lets me enjoy candy daily, without the crazy amounts of sugar traditional candy has." She is also an investor for female-founded company Vivrelle, a membership club that offers access to a shared closet of designer handbags and accessories alongside Lily Collins and TV personality Morgan Stewart McGraw.
6 Nina Dobrev Is A Director
Nina Dobrev is a lot of things, and that includes being a director. She directed, produced and co-wrote a short film titled The One. The film screened at the Savannah Film Festival in October 2021. It stars Madeline Brewer and Pose star Indya Moore. As a first time director, Dobrev snagged herself an award, winning best director at the Mammoth Film Festival.
5 Nina Dobrev Served As Executive Producer On A Documentary With Leonardo DiCaprio
The actress took on another project, but this time working behind the scenes as an executive producer for a documentary that shed light on sharks and the need to save them, the sustainer of ocean ecosystems from rampant killings. She executive produced alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Fin premiered on Discovery+ in July, 2021.
4 Nina Dobrev Has Been On Hosting Duties A Few Times
As a woman who has worn many hats, it's not far-fetched that the actress has hosting credits to her name, one of which is when she partnered with Activia and DayBreaker co-host the "Bold Moves with Nina Dobrev '' Livestream back in August 2020. Her most recent hosting duty was her co-hosting the Valentino Pink PP and Saks Fifth Avenue Luncheon held in New York in September 2022.
3 Nina Dobrev Partnered With HUM Nutrition
The star actress isn't new to partnering with brands that promote healthy living and eating. She partnered with beauty nutrition brand HUM Nutrition and has pulled a ton of weight in promoting the brand and their healthy gummies and supplements.
2 Nina Dobrev Is A Dior Influencer
The actress sealed another deal when she partnered with Maison Christian Dior as their fragrance ambassador back in March 2021. She has been Dior's beauty muse before then as she was named their beauty ambassador in 2019. Now, she is caught up in ambassadorial duties and in actively promoting the brand with other Dior Beauty products like Dior makeup and skin care.
1 Nina Dobrev Is An Activist
The actress is big on activism and in supporting many charitable causes and movements. Having also been recognized for her work in helping people, she has lent her support to charitable movements like the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Rape Foundation and We Charity (formerly Free The Children), and more. She and boyfriend, Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, attended the "With Love For Peace" gala event during the 75th Cannes Film Festival back in May 2022. This gala was to benefit victims of the war in Ukraine.
