
Nevena Kokanova
Acting
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
1993Canary Season
Aunt Addie
1985This Fine Mature Age
Elena
1985Forest People
1984Dangerous Charm
Boryana Krasteva
1984Salvation
Bakardzhieva
1983Constantine The Philosopher
1982The Warning
1981Queen of Turnovo
Smilova
1980Ladies' Choice
Golyamata etarva
1980The Three Deadly Sins
Dona
1977Matriarchy
1976Cyclops
Zoya
1976Don't Go Away!
Tinka
1976Memories of the Twin Sister
Nevena
1975The Weddings of Ioan Assen
Maria
1974Rootless Tree
Daughter-in-law
1974The Last Bachelor
Fany
1974My Father, the Painter
the mother
1973Little Tiger
The Mother
1973The Best Person I Know!
Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
1972The Boy Turns Man
Tinka
1972Love
Irina
1972Circles of Love
The woman with almond eyes
1971A Strange Duel
Bozhanova