Nevena Kokanova
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1938
- Died
- June 3, 2000 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
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.
Known For
Filmography
Yazovetzat
Movie
Среднощна среща
Movie · as Ана
Canary Season
Movie · as Aunt Addie
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Movie
Home for Our Children
TV · as Veronika Aldanova · 20 eps
This Fine Mature Age
Movie · as Elena
Forest People
Movie
Dangerous Charm
Movie · as Boryana Krasteva
Salvation
Movie · as Bakardzhieva
Constantine The Philosopher
Movie
Constantine The Philosopher
TV · 6 eps
Crystals
Movie · as Slava
Autumn Sun
Movie · as Tinka
The Warning
Movie
Queen of Turnovo
Movie · as Smilova
Ladies' Choice
Movie · as Golyamata etarva
The Three Deadly Sins
Movie · as Dona
Matriarchy
Movie
Sunstroke
Movie
Cyclops
Movie · as Zoya
Don't Go Away!
Movie · as Tinka
Memories of the Twin Sister
Movie · as Nevena
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
Movie · as Maria
Rootless Tree
Movie · as Daughter-in-law
The Last Bachelor
Movie · as Fany
My Father, the Painter
Movie · as the mother
Little Tiger
Movie · as The Mother
The Best Person I Know!
Movie · as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
A Human Heart
Movie · as Lena
The Boy Turns Man
Movie · as Tinka
Love
Movie · as Irina
Circles of Love
Movie · as The woman with almond eyes
A Strange Duel
Movie · as Bozhanova
Botschafter morden nicht
TV · as Maria · 3 eps
Tango
Movie · as Havadzhieva
Men on a Business Trip
Movie · as Dancheto
Galileo
Movie · as Marina
Dangerous Flight
Movie
Before and After the Victory
Movie · as Medicinskata sestra
Detour
Movie · as Neda
Taste of Almonds
Movie · as Gerda
The Longest Night
Movie · as Woman-Doctor
Karambol
Movie · as Ана Мартинова
The Peach Thief
Movie · as Lisa
The Inspector and the Night
Movie · as Jana
Tobacco
Movie · as Irina
The Steep Path
Movie · as Elena
Be Happy, Ani!
Movie · as Ani
On a Quiet Evening
Movie · as Boyka
Years for Love
Movie · as Ema