why, exactly, she's changed her name professionally but it worked in her favor: Her Suits character was also named Rachel, which would have been a fun twist.Nina Dobrev’s birth name reveals her Bulgarian roots, where she was born before she moved to Canada: Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva.
At some point before the future Vampire Diaries star landed her first role on Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2006, she adopted the first name Nina and shortened her last name to Dobrev.When Emma Stone went to register for her SAG card, she was unable to use her real name, Emily Stone, because another actor had already filed under it.
She chose Riley instead, before realizing it was a little too different from her birth name. "I landed a guest spot on Malcolm.
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