Candice King
Introduction '''Candice King''' () is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Caroline Forbes in The CW supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and her recurring role as the same character on the spin-off series ''The Originals'' and ''Legacies.''
Early life Candice Accola was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Carolyn and Kevin Accola, a cardiothoracic surgeon. She grew up in Edgewood, Florida, and attended Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando. She has one younger brother.
Career ===Music===King at a press conference in the United Kingdom in June 2013In December 2006, King released her debut album, ''It's Always the Innocent Ones'', independently in the United States. She co-wrote 12 of the 14 tracks on the record. The remaining tracks were a cover of 'Til Tuesday's hit "Voices Carry" and American Hi-Fi's "The Breakup Song" rewritten in a female version as "Our Breakup Song".In 2008, the album was re-released in Japan and achieved greater success. King toured as a backing singer for Miley Cyrus's Best of Both Worlds Tour. She appeared as herself in the 2008 3D concert film ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert''.In February 2011, Accola performed a cover of "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles on ''The Vampire Diaries''.===Acting===Accola had guest appearances in a number of television series such as ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Supernatural'', and ''Drop Dead Diva''. In July 2009, she starred in the horror film ''Deadgirl'' which centers on two high-school boys who discover an immortal woman in an abandoned asylum. That same year Candice had a bit-role in ''The Hannah Montana Movie''.In 2009, she was cast in the CW television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' as Caroline Forbes, one of the main characters of the show. In June 2012, she joined the second season of the web series ''Dating Rules From My Future Self,'' as Chloe Cunningham, a 26-year-old woman who believes love does not exist. The series centers on a girl receiving romance advice from herself ten years in the future by text message. She played Kimberly in the 2020 romance sequel ''After We Collided''.
Personal life Accola started dating musician Joe King of The Fray after they met at a Super Bowl event in February 2012.Her costar Nina Dobrev introduced them. They became engaged in May 2013, and married on October 18, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Accola became stepmother to King’s two daughters from his previous marriage.In January 2016, Accola gave birth to a daughter. In December 2020, Accola gave birth to their second daughter. In May 2022, Accola announced that she had filed for divorce.In December 2023, Accola confirmed she was dating American actor, Steven Krueger.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 2007 ''Pirate Camp'' Annalisa/Tom  2007 ''Juno'' Amanda 2007 ''On the Doll'' Melody 2007 ''X's & O's'' Gwen's friend 2008 ''Deadgirl'' JoAnn2009 ''Love Hurts'' Sharon 2010 ''Kingshighway'' Sophia 2011 ''The Truth About Angels'' Caitlin Stone 2018 ''Splitting the Bill''  Video short 2020 ''After We Collided'' Kimberly2022Suitcase KillerThe Melanie McGuire StoryMelanie McGuire 2009Hannah Montana: The MovieHannah’s backup singer}===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2007 ''How I Met Your Mother'' Amy Episode: "Something Borrowed" 2009 ''Supernatural'' Amanda Heckerling Episode: "After School Special" 2009 ''Greek'' Alice Episode: "Isn't It Bro-mantic?" 2009–2017 ''The Vampire Diaries'' Caroline Forbes Main role  2010 ''Drop Dead Diva'' Jessica Orlando Episode: "Begin Again" 2012 ''Dating Rules from My Future Self'' Chloe Cunningham / Future Chloe Main role (season 2); also producer 2018 ''The Originals'' Caroline Forbes Recurring role (season 5) 2019 ''The Orville'' Solana Kitan Episode: "Home" 2021–2022 ''Legacies'' Caroline Forbes Episode: "Salvatore: The Musical!" (voice-over) Episode: "Just Don't Be A Stranger, Okay?" (Special Guest Star) 2021 ''Christmas in Tune'' Belle Television film 2022 ''Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story'' Melanie McGuire Television }+As herself Year Title Notes 2008 ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'' Background singer 2011 ''When I Was 17'' Episode dated February 12, 2011 2011 ''The Perfect Love Triangle: Vampires, Werewolves, Witches'' Video short 2011 ''Myth & Mystery'' Video short 2011 ''Howling at the Moon '' Video short 2011 ''Her Own Worst Enemy'' Video short 2013 ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' Episode: "Candice Accola/Robin Thicke/Stevie J" 2013 ''Whose Line Is It Anyway'' Episode: "Candice Accola" 2013–2014 ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' Episode #10.77, LL Cool J/Candice Accola 2014 ''Fashion Police'' Season 9, episode 12
Awards and nominations  Year Organization Category Work Result Ref.2012 Teen Choice Awards Scene Stealer Female ''The Vampire Diaries''   2013 Scene Stealer Female   2014 Scene Stealer Female   2015 Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi   Choice TV: Liplock (with Paul Wesley)  2016 Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi   Choice TV: Liplock (with Paul Wesley)
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