Nevena Kokanova
Born
December 12, 1938
Died
June 3, 2000 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
She died in Sofia.
Known For
Canary Season
Aunt Addie
1993
Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
Home for Our Children
Veronika Aldanova · (5 episodes)
1986
Forest People
1985
This Fine Mature Age
Elena
1985
Salvation
Bakardzhieva
1984
Dangerous Charm
Boryana
1984
Constantine The Philosopher
1983
Die Mahnung
1982
Crystals
Slava
1982
Autumn Sun
Tinka
1982
Queen of Turnovo
Smilova
1981
Ladies' Choice
Golyamata etarva
1980
The Three Deadly Sins
Dona
1980
Sunstroke
1977
Matriarchy
1977
Cyclops
Zoya
1976
Memories of the Twin Sister
Nevena
1976
Don't Go Away!
Tinka
1976
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
Maria
1975
The Last Bachelor
Fany
1974
Rootless Tree
Daughter-in-law
1974
My Father, the Painter
the mother
1974
The Best Person I Know!
Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
1973
Little Tiger
The Mother
1973
The Boy Turns Man
Tinka
1972
Love
Irina
1972
A Human Heart
Lena
1972
Circles of Love
The woman with almond eyes
1972
A Strange Duel
Bozhanova
1971
Botschafter morden nicht
Maria
1970
Men on a Business Trip
Dancheto
1969
Tango
Havadzhieva
1969
Dangerous Flight
1968
Galileo
Marina
1968
Taste of Almonds
Gerda
1967
Detour
Neda
1967
Before and After the Victory
Medicinskata sestra
1967
The Longest Night
Woman-Doctor
1967
Karambol
Ана Мартинова
1966
The Peach Thief
Lisa
1964
The Inspector and the Night
Jana
1963
Be Happy, Ani!
Ani
1963
Tobacco
Irina
1962
Стръмната пътека
Elena
1961
On a Quiet Evening
Boyka
1960
Years for Love
Ema
1957
