Acting
Nevena Kokanova
EN, BG, DE, IT cinema · 47 credits
Born
12 December 1938
Died
3 June 2000 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Also known as Невена Богданова Коканова · Невена Коканова
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
Filmography
Yazovetzat
Actor
Canary Season
as Aunt Addie
This Fine Mature Age
as Elena
Dangerous Charm
as Boryana Krasteva
Salvation
as Bakardzhieva
Kristali
1982
Crystals
as Slava
Queen of Turnovo
as Smilova
Ladies' Choice
as Golyamata etarva
The Three Deadly Sins
as Dona, Director
Cyclops
as Zoya
Don't Go Away!
as Tinka
Rootless Tree
as Daughter-in-law
My Father, the Painter
as the mother
Little Tiger
as The Mother
The Best Person I Know!
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
The Boy Turns Man
as Tinka
Love
as Irina
Circles of Love
as The woman with almond eyes
A Strange Duel
as Bozhanova
Танго
1969
Tango
as Havadzhieva
Men on a Business Trip
as Dancheto
Galileo
as Marina
Before and After the Victory
as Medicinskata sestra
Detour
as Neda
Taste of Almonds
as Gerda
The Longest Night
as Woman-Doctor
Karambol
as Ана Мартинова
The Peach Thief
as Lisa
Tobacco
as Irina
The Steep Path
as Elena
On a Quiet Evening
as Boyka
