Nevena Kokanova
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-12-12 in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Died
2000-06-03
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.
Most Known For
Love
as Irina
Home for Our Children
as Veronika Aldanova
Crystals
as Slava
Galileo
as Marina
Karambol
as Ана Мартинова
Yazovetzat
Dangerous Charm
as Boryana Krasteva
Queen of Turnovo
as Smilova
The Peach Thief
as Lisa
Little Tiger
as The Mother
Men on a Business Trip
as Dancheto
Sunstroke
Detour
as Neda
Tobacco
as Irina
Rootless Tree
as Daughter-in-law
Canary Season
as Aunt Addie
The Last Bachelor
as Fany
Ladies' Choice
as Golyamata etarva
The Boy Turns Man
as Tinka
Salvation
as Bakardzhieva