Cast
Nevena Kokanova
Acting
Cast
Nevena Kokanova
Known for
Acting
Born
1938-12-12
From
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Died
2000-06-03
Also known as Невена Богданова Коканова, Невена Коканова
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.
The Warning
Dangerous Flight
Canary Season
as Aunt Addie
Sunstroke
Be Happy, Ani!
as Ani
Dangerous Charm
as Boryana Krasteva
Love
as Irina
My Father, the Painter
as the mother
Tobacco
as Irina
Detour
as Neda
Tango
as Havadzhieva
Galileo
as Marina
Ladies' Choice
as Golyamata etarva
Men on a Business Trip
as Dancheto
Matriarchy
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
as Maria
The Peach Thief
as Lisa
Taste of Almonds
as Gerda
The Inspector and the Night
as Jana
Before and After the Victory
as Medicinskata sestra
Little Tiger
as The Mother
A Strange Duel
as Bozhanova
The Last Bachelor
as Fany
Autumn Sun
as Tinka
Years for Love
as Ema
The Best Person I Know!
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Botschafter morden nicht
as Maria
The Longest Night
as Woman-Doctor
Memories of the Twin Sister
as Nevena
Queen of Turnovo
as Smilova
The Boy Turns Man
as Tinka
Don't Go Away!
as Tinka
Rootless Tree
as Daughter-in-law
Crystals
as Slava
Yazovetzat
This Fine Mature Age
as Elena
Constantine The Philosopher
On a Quiet Evening
as Boyka
A Human Heart
as Lena
The Steep Path
as Elena
Forest People
The Three Deadly Sins
as Dona
Salvation
as Bakardzhieva
Circles of Love
as The woman with almond eyes
Среднощна среща
as Ана
Karambol
as Ана Мартинова
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Cyclops
as Zoya