Nevena Kokanova
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1938-12-12
- Died
- 2000-06-03
- Place of birth
- Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (48)
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
The Last Bachelor
1974
as Fany
Yazovetzat
Dangerous Flight
1968
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
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
Forest People
1985
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
Years for Love
1957
as Ema
Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
The Longest Night
1967
as Woman-Doctor
A Strange Duel
1971
as Bozhanova
The Steep Path
1961
as Elena
About Nevena Kokanova
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.… With 49 credits spanning from 1957 to 1993, Nevena Kokanova has appeared in 48 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Nevena Kokanova Movies
- 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
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