nina dobrev played elena gilbert in season 8 episode 16.
nina dobrev played elena gilbert in season 8 episode 16.
who plays elena gilbert in season 8 episode 16?
nina dobrev
on march 9, 2009, it was announced that bulgarian-born canadian actress nina dobrev, known for her portrayal of on "", had joined the cast of "the vampire diaries" as elena. she was the second cast member to be announced following steven r. mcqueen, who plays elena's brother jeremy gilbert. steve west cinema blend said the vampire brothers' battle over elena will wreak havoc on the entire town.". executive producer kevin williamson recalled dobrev auditioning while having the flu, which he described as the "worst audition ever", and they "didn't even look at her a second time". dobrev went back home to canada, yet, still wanting the part, she submitted a videotape audition, which saw her cast as elena gilbert.
elena gilbert
elena gilbert is born on june 22, 1992 in mystic falls, virginia to john gilbert (david anders) and isobel flemming (mia kirshner) while they were still in highschool. with the help of john's brother grayson, isobel and john flee town days later, leaving grayson and his wife miranda to adopt elena as their own. a doctor, grayson fakes a birth certificate so that it appeared elena was his daughter with miranda. the next year, miranda and grayson had a child of their own, jeremy gilbert. elena dates her childhood friend matt donovan, who was her first love. on 23 may 2009, elena is picked up by her mother and father after getting in a fight with matt while attending the party. the three of them later end up in a car accident, with their car driving off a bridge. stefan salvatore finds them, and saves elena, but it was too late to save grayson and miranda, who died. it remained unknown for months who saved elena, and it was considered a miracle that she lived. her relationship with matt ended when they broke up.
elena gilbert