Nevena Kokanova
Acting
- Born:
- 1938-12-12
- Died:
- 2000-06-03
- Place of birth:
- Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
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
Filmography
Canary Season
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Home for Our Children
Forest People
This Fine Mature Age
Salvation
Dangerous Charm
Constantine The Philosopher
The Warning
Crystals
Autumn Sun
Queen of Turnovo
Ladies' Choice
The Three Deadly Sins
Sunstroke
Matriarchy
Cyclops
Memories of the Twin Sister
Don't Go Away!
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
The Last Bachelor
Rootless Tree
My Father, the Painter
The Best Person I Know!
Little Tiger
Love
The Boy Turns Man
A Human Heart
Circles of Love
A Strange Duel
Botschafter morden nicht
Men on a Business Trip
Tango
Dangerous Flight
Galileo
Taste of Almonds
Detour
Before and After the Victory
The Longest Night
Karambol
The Peach Thief
The Inspector and the Night
Tobacco
The Steep Path
Be Happy, Ani!
On a Quiet Evening
Years for Love
Yazovetzat
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