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
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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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