Nevena Kokanova
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1938-12-12
Day of Death
2000-06-03 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Nevena Kokanova
Biography
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.
Acting
(1993)
Canary Season
as Aunt Addie
(1988)
(1985)
This Fine Mature Age
as Elena
(1985)
(1984)
Dangerous Charm
as Boryana
(1984)
Salvation
as Bakardzhieva
(1983)
(1982)
(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)
(1977)
(1976)
Don't Go Away!
as Tinka
(1976)
Memories of the Twin Sister
as Nevena
(1976)
Cyclops
as Zoya
(1975)
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
as Maria
(1974)
My Father, the Painter
as the mother
(1974)
Rootless Tree
as Daughter-in-law
(1974)
The Last Bachelor
as Fany
(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)
Circles of Love
as The woman with almond eyes
(1972)
A Human Heart
as Lena
(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)
Galileo
as Marina
(1968)
(1967)
Before and After the Victory
as Medicinskata sestra
(1967)
Taste of Almonds
as Gerda
(1967)
Detour
as Neda
(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
(1962)
Tobacco
as Irina
(1961)
The Steep Path
as Elena
(1961)
Be Happy, Ani!
as Ani
(1960)
On a Quiet Evening
as Boyka
(1957)
Years for Love
as Ema
Crew
(1980)
The Three Deadly Sins
Director