Nevena Kokanova

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1938-12-12

Deathday 2000-06-03 (61 years old)

Place of Birth Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

Also Known As Невена Богданова Коканова, Невена Коканова

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

Actor

1993
Canary Season

as Aunt Addie

1986
Home for Our Children

as Veronika Aldanova

1984
Salvation

as Bakardzhieva

1984
Dangerous Charm

as Boryana

1982
Crystals

as Slava

1982
Autumn Sun

as Tinka

1981
Queen of Turnovo

as Smilova

1980
Ladies' Choice

as Golyamata etarva

1976
Cyclops

as Zoya

1976
1974
1974
Rootless Tree

as Daughter-in-law

1974
1973
The Best Person I Know!

as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva

1973
Little Tiger

as The Mother

1972
1972
Love

as Irina

1972
1972
Circles of Love

as The woman with almond eyes

1971
A Strange Duel

as Bozhanova

1969
1969
Tango

as Havadzhieva

1968
Galileo

as Marina

1967
1967
Detour

as Neda

1967
Before and After the Victory

as Medicinskata sestra

1967
The Longest Night

as Woman-Doctor

1966
Karambol

as Ана Мартинова

1964
1963
1962
Tobacco

as Irina

1960
1957

Director

1980