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.
Filmography
Canary Season
1993
as Aunt Addie
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Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
Forest People
1985
This Fine Mature Age
1985
as Elena
Salvation
1984
as Bakardzhieva
Dangerous Charm
1984
as Boryana Krasteva
Constantine The Philosopher
1983
The Warning
1982
- No poster
Crystals
1982
as Slava
- No poster
Autumn Sun
1982
as Tinka
Queen of Turnovo
1981
as Smilova
Ladies' Choice
1980
as Golyamata etarva
The Three Deadly Sins
1980
as Dona
- No poster
Sunstroke
1977
Matriarchy
1977
Cyclops
1976
as Zoya
Memories of the Twin Sister
1976
as Nevena
Don't Go Away!
1976
as Tinka
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
1975
as Maria
The Last Bachelor
1974
as Fany
Rootless Tree
1974
as Daughter-in-law
My Father, the Painter
1974
as the mother
The Best Person I Know!
1973
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Little Tiger
1973
as The Mother