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

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Dangerous Charm

    Dangerous Charm

  • Tobacco

    Tobacco

  • Dangerous Flight

    Dangerous Flight

  • Canary Season

    Canary Season

  • A Strange Duel

    A Strange Duel

  • Before and After the Victory

    Before and After the Victory

  • The Inspector and the Night

    The Inspector and the Night

  • Tango

    Tango

  • Be Happy, Ani!

    Be Happy, Ani!

  • The Best Person I Know!

    The Best Person I Know!

  • Home for Our Children

    Home for Our Children

  • Detour

    Detour

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • My Father, the Painter

    My Father, the Painter

  • The Weddings of Ioan Assen

    The Weddings of Ioan Assen

  • Evenings in Antim's Inn

    Evenings in Antim's Inn

  • Ladies' Choice

    Ladies' Choice

  • The Peach Thief

    The Peach Thief

  • Forest People

    Forest People

  • Years for Love

    Years for Love

  • Men on a Business Trip

    Men on a Business Trip

  • Botschafter morden nicht

    Botschafter morden nicht

  • Love

    Love

  • The Steep Path

    The Steep Path

  • Salvation

    Salvation

  • Crystals

    Crystals

  • The Boy Turns Man

    The Boy Turns Man

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • Little Tiger

    Little Tiger

  • Taste of Almonds

    Taste of Almonds

  • On a Quiet Evening

    On a Quiet Evening

  • Autumn Sun

    Autumn Sun

  • Matriarchy

    Matriarchy

  • Queen of Turnovo

    Queen of Turnovo

  • Memories of the Twin Sister

    Memories of the Twin Sister

  • Don't Go Away!

    Don't Go Away!

  • Karambol

    Karambol

  • The Longest Night

    The Longest Night

  • The Last Bachelor

    The Last Bachelor

  • The Three Deadly Sins

    The Three Deadly Sins

  • Cyclops

    Cyclops

  • Yazovetzat

    Yazovetzat

  • A Human Heart

    A Human Heart

  • This Fine Mature Age

    This Fine Mature Age

  • Constantine The Philosopher

    Constantine The Philosopher

  • Rootless Tree

    Rootless Tree

  • Circles of Love

    Circles of Love

  • Среднощна среща

    Среднощна среща