Nevena Kokanova
Acting·December 12, 1938·† June 3, 2000 — 61 years old·Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Nevena Kokanova (Bulgarian: Невена Коканова) (12 December 1938 – 3 June 2000) was a Bulgarian film actress. She was known as the "first lady of Bulgarian cinema." Her mother was from a well-known Austrian aristocratic family, and her father was a political prisoner.
Kokanova was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria and is most renowned for her role as Lisa in The Peach Thief. She started her career at 18 as an apprentice actor with the Yambol Theater in Yambol, Bulgaria.
In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1980 she starred in and co-directed Three Deadly Sins with Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev.
Known For
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—Yazovetzat—Среднощна срещаАна1993Canary SeasonAunt Addie1988Evenings in Antim's Inn1986Home for Our ChildrenTVVeronika Aldanova1985Forest People1985This Fine Mature AgeElena1984SalvationBakardzhieva1984Dangerous CharmBoryana Krasteva1983Constantine The Philosopher1982The Warning1982CrystalsSlava1982Autumn SunTinka1981Queen of TurnovoSmilova1980Ladies' ChoiceGolyamata etarva1980The Three Deadly SinsDona · Director1977Sunstroke1977Matriarchy1976CyclopsZoya1976Memories of the Twin SisterNevena1976Don't Go Away!Tinka1975The Weddings of Ioan AssenMaria1974The Last BachelorFany1974Rootless TreeDaughter-in-law1974My Father, the Painterthe mother1973The Best Person I Know!Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva1973Little TigerThe Mother1972LoveIrina1972The Boy Turns ManTinka1972A Human HeartLena1972Circles of LoveThe woman with almond eyes1971A Strange DuelBozhanova1970Botschafter morden nichtMaria1969Men on a Business TripDancheto1969TangoHavadzhieva1968Dangerous Flight1968GalileoMarina1967Taste of AlmondsGerda1967DetourNeda1967Before and After the VictoryMedicinskata sestra1967The Longest NightWoman-Doctor1966KarambolАна Мартинова1964The Peach ThiefLisa1963The Inspector and the NightJana1962TobaccoIrina1961The Steep PathElena1961Be Happy, Ani!Ani1960On a Quiet EveningBoyka1957Years for LoveEma