Nevena Kokanova
Acting
1938-12-12 · 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.
Filmography(49)
movieCanary Season
as Aunt Addie · 1993 · 9.7
movieEvenings in Antim's Inn
as · 1988 · 0.0
tvHome for Our Children
as Veronika Aldanova · 1986 · 8.3
movieForest People
as · 1985 · 7.5
movieThis Fine Mature Age
as Elena · 1985 · 7.0
movieSalvation
as Bakardzhieva · 1984 · 9.0
movieDangerous Charm
as Boryana Krasteva · 1984 · 8.3
movieConstantine The Philosopher
as · 1983 · 10.0
movieThe Warning
as · 1982 · 6.5
movieCrystals
as Slava · 1982 · 9.0
movieAutumn Sun
as Tinka · 1982 · 10.0
movieQueen of Turnovo
as Smilova · 1981 · 8.5
movieLadies' Choice
as Golyamata etarva · 1980 · 7.9
movieThe Three Deadly Sins
as Dona · 1980 · 7.0
movieSunstroke
as · 1977 · 9.3
movieMatriarchy
as · 1977 · 7.4
movieCyclops
as Zoya · 1976 · 9.0
movieMemories of the Twin Sister
as Nevena · 1976 · 8.5
movieDon't Go Away!
as Tinka · 1976 · 7.4
movieThe Weddings of Ioan Assen
as Maria · 1975 · 8.3
movieThe Last Bachelor
as Fany · 1974 · 7.7
movieRootless Tree
as Daughter-in-law · 1974 · 7.0
movieMy Father, the Painter
as the mother · 1974 · 6.4
movieThe Best Person I Know!
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva · 1973 · 7.2