List of The Vampire Diaries characters
"The Vampire Diaries" is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off series, "The Originals".
Nina Dobrev
Dobrev left "Degrassi" in 2009 to star in The CW's supernatural drama series "The Vampire Diaries", a television adaptation of the book series of the same name, playing the lead role of Elena Gilbert. Dobrev also played a series of dopplegangers of Elena on the series, most prominently 500-year-old vampire Katherine Pierce. She crossed over to "The Vampire Diaries" spinoff "The Originals", as doppleganger character Tatia, in an episode in 2014. In April 2015, Dobrev announced via Instagram that she would be leaving "The Vampire Diaries" after portraying Elena for six seasons. In January 2017, it was announced that Dobrev would return as Elena and Katherine in "The Vampire Diaries" series finale.