Nevena Kokanova

Nevena Kokanova

Date of Birth:

Dec 12, 1938

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.

filmography:

Memories of the Twin Sister Memories of the Twin Sister

1976

The Best Person I Know! The Best Person I Know!

1973

Queen of Turnovo Queen of Turnovo

1981

This Fine Mature Age This Fine Mature Age

1985

Salvation Salvation

1984

The Longest Night The Longest Night

1967

Karambol Karambol

1966

Be Happy, Ani! Be Happy, Ani!

1963

Don't Go Away! Don't Go Away!

1976

Little Tiger Little Tiger

1973

Forest People Forest People

1985

Years for Love Years for Love

1957

Botschafter morden nicht Botschafter morden nicht

1970

The Last Bachelor The Last Bachelor

1974

My Father, the Painter My Father, the Painter

1974

On a Quiet Evening On a Quiet Evening

1960

Die Mahnung Die Mahnung

1982

The Three Deadly Sins The Three Deadly Sins

1980

Constantine The Philosopher Constantine The Philosopher

1983

Dangerous Flight Dangerous Flight

1968

Circles of Love Circles of Love

1972

A Strange Duel A Strange Duel

1971

Love Love

1972

Taste of Almonds Taste of Almonds

1967

Tobacco Tobacco

1962

Evenings in Antim's Inn Evenings in Antim's Inn

1988

Matriarchy Matriarchy

1977

Autumn Sun Autumn Sun

1982

Detour Detour

1967

Dangerous Charm Dangerous Charm

1984

Стръмната пътека Стръмната пътека

1961

Crystals Crystals

1982

The Peach Thief The Peach Thief

1964

Before and After the Victory Before and After the Victory

1967

Cyclops Cyclops

1976

Sunstroke Sunstroke

1977

Ladies' Choice Ladies' Choice

1980

The Boy Turns Man The Boy Turns Man

1972

The Inspector and the Night The Inspector and the Night

1963

Rootless Tree Rootless Tree

1974

Canary Season Canary Season

1993

Men on a Business Trip Men on a Business Trip

1969

Tango Tango

1969

A Human Heart A Human Heart

1972

The Weddings of Ioan Assen The Weddings of Ioan Assen

1975

Galileo Galileo

1968

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