Nevena Kokanova
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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
Credits
The Peach Thief (1964)
as Lisa
The Weddings of Ioan Assen (1975)
as Maria
This Fine Mature Age (1985)
as Elena
Detour (1967)
as Neda
Crystals (1982)
as Slava
Queen of Turnovo (1981)
as Smilova
Salvation (1984)
as Bakardzhieva
Canary Season (1993)
as Aunt Addie
Matriarchy (1977)
Actor
Don't Go Away! (1976)
as Tinka
The Boy Turns Man (1972)
as Tinka
Love (1972)
as Irina
Yazovetzat (—)
Actor
Memories of the Twin Sister (1976)
as Nevena
Tobacco (1962)
as Irina
On a Quiet Evening (1960)
as Boyka
Karambol (1966)
as Ана Мартинова
Rootless Tree (1974)
as Daughter-in-law
Среднощна среща (—)
as Ана
Before and After the Victory (1967)
as Medicinskata sestra
Men on a Business Trip (1969)
as Dancheto
My Father, the Painter (1974)
as the mother
The Three Deadly Sins (1980)
as Dona
Galileo (1968)
as Marina
The Last Bachelor (1974)
as Fany
Be Happy, Ani! (1961)
as Ani
Taste of Almonds (1967)
as Gerda
Little Tiger (1973)
as The Mother
Autumn Sun (1982)
as Tinka
Tango (1969)
as Havadzhieva
Dangerous Charm (1984)
as Boryana Krasteva
Cyclops (1976)
as Zoya
Circles of Love (1972)
as The woman with almond eyes
The Warning (1982)
Actor
The Steep Path (1961)
as Elena
A Strange Duel (1971)
as Bozhanova
A Human Heart (1972)
as Lena
The Best Person I Know! (1973)
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Forest People (1985)
Actor
Dangerous Flight (1968)
Actor
Constantine The Philosopher (1983)
Actor
Years for Love (1957)
as Ema
Ladies' Choice (1980)
as Golyamata etarva
The Inspector and the Night (1963)
as Jana
The Longest Night (1967)
as Woman-Doctor
Sunstroke (1977)
Actor
Evenings in Antim's Inn (1988)
Actor