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Nevena Kokanova

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.


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Born:
Dec 12, 1938 In Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Movie/TV Credits:
47
First Appeared:
In the movie Years for Love 1957-12-16
Latest Project:
Movie Canary Season 1993-11-26
Known For
Filmography
Movie Canary Season Aunt Addie 1993-11-26
Movie Evenings in Antim's Inn Unknown 1988-04-02
Series Home for Our Children Veronika Aldanova 1986-06-25
Movie Forest People Unknown 1985-12-12
Movie This Fine Mature Age Elena 1985-07-01
Movie Dangerous Charm Boryana 1984-06-18
Movie Salvation Bakardzhieva 1984-11-17
Movie Constantine The Philosopher Unknown 1983-05-24
Movie Autumn Sun Tinka 1982-04-07
Movie Die Mahnung Unknown 1982-10-21
Movie Crystals Slava 1982-04-24
Movie Queen of Turnovo Smilova 1981-02-02
Movie Ladies' Choice Golyamata etarva 1980-12-15
Movie The Three Deadly Sins Dona 1980-04-21
Movie Matriarchy Unknown 1977-03-25
Movie Sunstroke Unknown 1977-11-14
Movie Don't Go Away! Tinka 1976-01-30
Movie Memories of the Twin Sister Nevena 1976-09-03
Movie Cyclops Zoya 1976-11-26
Movie The Weddings of Ioan Assen Maria 1975-01-03
Movie My Father, the Painter the mother 1974-02-22
Movie The Last Bachelor Fany 1974-08-15
Movie Rootless Tree Daughter-in-law 1974-08-06
Movie Little Tiger The Mother 1973-04-06
Movie The Best Person I Know! Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva 1973-10-16
Movie Circles of Love The woman with almond eyes 1972-01-07
Movie The Boy Turns Man Tinka 1972-05-18
Movie A Human Heart Lena 1972-03-31
Movie Love Irina 1972-04-01
Movie A Strange Duel Bozhanova 1971-05-07
Movie Botschafter morden nicht Maria 1970-02-13
Movie Men on a Business Trip Dancheto 1969-03-21
Movie Tango Havadzhieva 1969-02-28
Movie Galileo Marina 1968-09-07
Movie Dangerous Flight Unknown 1968-11-08
Movie The Longest Night Woman-Doctor 1967-02-22
Movie Before and After the Victory Medicinskata sestra 1967-03-30
Movie Taste of Almonds Gerda 1967-09-26
Movie Detour Neda 1967-05-01
Movie Karambol Ана Мартинова 1966-10-17
Movie The Peach Thief Lisa 1964-11-09
Movie Be Happy, Ani! Ani 1963-01-07
Movie The Inspector and the Night Jana 1963-12-16
Movie Tobacco Irina 1962-11-05
Movie Стръмната пътека Elena 1961-11-16
Movie On a Quiet Evening Boyka 1960-03-28
Movie Years for Love Ema 1957-12-16