Nevena Kokanova
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.
She died in Sofia.
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Movies (47)
Canary Season
1993 · Aunt Addie
Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
Forest People
1985
This Fine Mature Age
1985 · Elena
Salvation
1984 · Bakardzhieva
Dangerous Charm
1984 · Boryana Krasteva
Constantine The Philosopher
1983
The Warning
1982
Crystals
1982 · Slava
Autumn Sun
1982 · Tinka
Queen of Turnovo
1981 · Smilova
Ladies' Choice
1980 · Golyamata etarva
The Three Deadly Sins
1980 · Dona, Director
Sunstroke
1977
Matriarchy
1977
Cyclops
1976 · Zoya
Memories of the Twin Sister
1976 · Nevena
Don't Go Away!
1976 · Tinka
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
1975 · Maria
The Last Bachelor
1974 · Fany
Rootless Tree
1974 · Daughter-in-law
My Father, the Painter
1974 · the mother
The Best Person I Know!
1973 · Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Little Tiger
1973 · The Mother
Love
1972 · Irina
The Boy Turns Man
1972 · Tinka
A Human Heart
1972 · Lena
Circles of Love
1972 · The woman with almond eyes
A Strange Duel
1971 · Bozhanova
Men on a Business Trip
1969 · Dancheto
Tango
1969 · Havadzhieva
Dangerous Flight
1968
Galileo
1968 · Marina
Taste of Almonds
1967 · Gerda
Detour
1967 · Neda
Before and After the Victory
1967 · Medicinskata sestra
The Longest Night
1967 · Woman-Doctor
Karambol
1966 · Ана Мартинова
The Peach Thief
1964 · Lisa
The Inspector and the Night
1963 · Jana
Tobacco
1962 · Irina
The Steep Path
1961 · Elena
Be Happy, Ani!
1961 · Ani
On a Quiet Evening
1960 · Boyka
Years for Love
1957 · Ema
Yazovetzat
Среднощна среща
· Ана
