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
Canary Season (1993)
as Aunt Addie
The Weddings of Ioan Assen (1975)
as Maria
Love (1972)
as Irina
Be Happy, Ani! (1961)
as Ani
Tobacco (1962)
as Irina
On a Quiet Evening (1960)
as Boyka
Queen of Turnovo (1981)
as Smilova
Rootless Tree (1974)
as Daughter-in-law
Memories of the Twin Sister (1976)
as Nevena
Karambol (1966)
as Ана Мартинова
The Peach Thief (1964)
as Lisa
Matriarchy (1977)
Actor
The Last Bachelor (1974)
as Fany
Yazovetzat (—)
Actor
Dangerous Flight (1968)
Actor
This Fine Mature Age (1985)
as Elena
Taste of Almonds (1967)
as Gerda
Salvation (1984)
as Bakardzhieva
Tango (1969)
as Havadzhieva
Men on a Business Trip (1969)
as Dancheto
Crystals (1982)
as Slava
The Boy Turns Man (1972)
as Tinka
My Father, the Painter (1974)
as the mother
Little Tiger (1973)
as The Mother
The Three Deadly Sins (1980)
as Dona
Detour (1967)
as Neda
Cyclops (1976)
as Zoya
Среднощна среща (—)
as Ана
Don't Go Away! (1976)
as Tinka
Autumn Sun (1982)
as Tinka
Galileo (1968)
as Marina
Dangerous Charm (1984)
as Boryana Krasteva
A Human Heart (1972)
as Lena
Sunstroke (1977)
Actor
Circles of Love (1972)
as The woman with almond eyes
The Best Person I Know! (1973)
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Ladies' Choice (1980)
as Golyamata etarva
The Warning (1982)
Actor
Forest People (1985)
Actor
Before and After the Victory (1967)
as Medicinskata sestra
The Inspector and the Night (1963)
as Jana
Botschafter morden nicht (1970)
as Maria
Constantine The Philosopher (1983)
Actor
Years for Love (1957)
as Ema
Evenings in Antim's Inn (1988)
Actor
The Longest Night (1967)
as Woman-Doctor
A Strange Duel (1971)
as Bozhanova
The Steep Path (1961)
as Elena