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
all 51
Movies 49
TV Shows 2
Actress
Canary Season (1993)
Movie
Mariya - Meche-bu
Iskam Amerika (1991)
Movie
Veronika
Home for Our Children (1986)
TV
Handzhiykata
Forest People (1985)
Movie
Zhenata na Bakardzhiev
Salvation (1984)
Movie
Borjana Kristeva
Dangerous Charm (1984)
Movie
Lyubitza Ivoshevich
Die Mahnung (1982)
Movie
Slava
Crystals (1982)
Movie
Tinka
Autumn Sun (1982)
Movie
Smilova
Queen of Turnovo (1981)
Movie
Golyamata etarva
Ladies' Choice (1980)
Movie
Lelya Dona
The Three Deadly Sins (1980)
Movie
Baba Petrunka
Hark to the Cock (1978)
Movie
Nevena
Sunstroke (1977)
Movie
Ganeta
Matriarchy (1977)
Movie
Zoya
Cyclops (1976)
Movie
Snahata
Rootless Tree (1974)
Movie
Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
The Best Person I Know! (1973)
Movie
The Mother
Little Tiger (1973)
Movie
Irina
Love (1972)
Movie
Zhenata s Bademovite Ochi
Circles of Love (1972)
Movie
Bozhanova
A Strange Duel (1971)
Movie
Dancheto
Men on a Business Trip (1969)
Movie
Havadzhieva
Tango (1969)
Movie
Dr. Belcheva
Dangerous Flight (1968)
Movie
Galileo's Mistress
Galileo (1968)
Movie
Neda
Detour (1967)
Movie
Medicinskata sestra
Before and After the Victory (1967)
Movie
Woman-Doctor
The Longest Night (1967)
Movie
Irina
Tobacco (1962)
Movie
Veronika
Време за път
TV
Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1938-12-12
Deathday
2000-06-03 (61 years old)
Birth Name
Невена Богданова Коканова
Birth Place
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Citizenships
Bulgaria
Residences
Sofia, Bulgaria
Also Known As
Невена Богданова Коканова, Невена Коканова
Awards
People's Artist of Bulgaria, Dimitrov Prize medal, Order of Stara Planina, Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles
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