Nevena Kokanova

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-12-12

Day of death

2000-06-03 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

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.

Known For

  • Dangerous Flight

    Dangerous Flight

  • Tango

    Tango

  • Be Happy, Ani!

    Be Happy, Ani!

  • The Steep Path

    The Steep Path

  • Canary Season

    Canary Season

  • Tobacco

    Tobacco

  • The Best Person I Know!

    The Best Person I Know!

  • A Strange Duel

    A Strange Duel

  • The Inspector and the Night

    The Inspector and the Night

  • Dangerous Charm

    Dangerous Charm

  • The Weddings of Ioan Assen

    The Weddings of Ioan Assen

  • Evenings in Antim's Inn

    Evenings in Antim's Inn

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • Forest People

    Forest People

  • Detour

    Detour

  • Before and After the Victory

    Before and After the Victory

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Years for Love

    Years for Love

  • Ladies' Choice

    Ladies' Choice

  • My Father, the Painter

    My Father, the Painter

  • Love

    Love

  • Botschafter morden nicht

    Botschafter morden nicht

  • Home for Our Children

    Home for Our Children

  • Men on a Business Trip

    Men on a Business Trip

  • The Peach Thief

    The Peach Thief

  • Rootless Tree

    Rootless Tree

  • Autumn Sun

    Autumn Sun

  • Crystals

    Crystals

  • This Fine Mature Age

    This Fine Mature Age

  • The Last Bachelor

    The Last Bachelor

  • On a Quiet Evening

    On a Quiet Evening

  • A Human Heart

    A Human Heart

  • Cyclops

    Cyclops

  • Matriarchy

    Matriarchy

  • The Boy Turns Man

    The Boy Turns Man

  • Yazovetzat

    Yazovetzat

  • Salvation

    Salvation

  • The Three Deadly Sins

    The Three Deadly Sins

  • Karambol

    Karambol

  • The Longest Night

    The Longest Night

  • Taste of Almonds

    Taste of Almonds

  • Don't Go Away!

    Don't Go Away!

  • Memories of the Twin Sister

    Memories of the Twin Sister

  • Little Tiger

    Little Tiger

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • Circles of Love

    Circles of Love

  • Constantine The Philosopher

    Constantine The Philosopher

  • Queen of Turnovo

    Queen of Turnovo

  • Среднощна среща

    Среднощна среща