Nevena Kokanova
December 12, 1938 (85 years old) in 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
Credits
- 1993 · Canary Season as Aunt Addie
- 1988 · Evenings in Antim's Inn as
- 1986 · Home for Our Children as Veronika Aldanova
- 1985 · Forest People as
- 1985 · This Fine Mature Age as Elena
- 1984 · Salvation as Bakardzhieva
- 1984 · Dangerous Charm as Boryana
- 1983 · Constantine The Philosopher as
- 1982 · Die Mahnung as
- 1982 · Crystals as Slava
- 1982 · Autumn Sun as Tinka
- 1981 · Queen of Turnovo as Smilova
- 1980 · Ladies' Choice as Golyamata etarva
- 1980 · The Three Deadly Sins as Dona
- 1977 · Sunstroke as
- 1977 · Matriarchy as
- 1976 · Cyclops as Zoya
- 1976 · Memories of the Twin Sister as Nevena
- 1976 · Don't Go Away! as Tinka
- 1975 · The Weddings of Ioan Assen as Maria
- 1974 · The Last Bachelor as Fany
- 1974 · Rootless Tree as Daughter-in-law
- 1974 · My Father, the Painter as the mother
- 1973 · The Best Person I Know! as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
- 1973 · Little Tiger as The Mother
- 1972 · The Boy Turns Man as Tinka
- 1972 · Love as Irina
- 1972 · A Human Heart as Lena
- 1972 · Circles of Love as The woman with almond eyes
- 1971 · A Strange Duel as Bozhanova
- 1970 · Botschafter morden nicht as Maria
- 1969 · Men on a Business Trip as Dancheto
- 1969 · Tango as Havadzhieva
- 1968 · Dangerous Flight as
- 1968 · Galileo as Marina
- 1967 · Taste of Almonds as Gerda
- 1967 · Detour as Neda
- 1967 · Before and After the Victory as Medicinskata sestra
- 1967 · The Longest Night as Woman-Doctor
- 1966 · Karambol as Ана Мартинова
- 1964 · The Peach Thief as Lisa
- 1963 · The Inspector and the Night as Jana
- 1963 · Be Happy, Ani! as Ani
- 1962 · Tobacco as Irina
- 1961 · Стръмната пътека as Elena
- 1960 · On a Quiet Evening as Boyka
- 1957 · Years for Love as Ema