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.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 49
TV Shows 2
Actress

Canary Season (1993)
Movie
Mariya - Meche-bu

Iskam Amerika (1991)
Movie
Veronika

Home for Our Children (1986)
TV
Handzhiykata

Forest People (1985)
Movie
Zhenata na Bakardzhiev

Salvation (1984)
Movie
Borjana Kristeva

Dangerous Charm (1984)
Movie
Lyubitza Ivoshevich

Die Mahnung (1982)
Movie
Slava

Crystals (1982)
Movie
Smilova

Queen of Turnovo (1981)
Movie
Golyamata etarva

Ladies' Choice (1980)
Movie
Lelya Dona

The Three Deadly Sins (1980)
Movie
Baba Petrunka

Hark to the Cock (1978)
Movie
Nevena

Sunstroke (1977)
Movie
Ganeta

Matriarchy (1977)
Movie
Snahata

Rootless Tree (1974)
Movie
Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva

The Best Person I Know! (1973)
Movie
The Mother

Little Tiger (1973)
Movie
Irina

Love (1972)
Movie
Zhenata s Bademovite Ochi

Circles of Love (1972)
Movie
Bozhanova

A Strange Duel (1971)
Movie
Havadzhieva

Tango (1969)
Movie
Dr. Belcheva

Dangerous Flight (1968)
Movie
Galileo's Mistress

Galileo (1968)
Movie
Medicinskata sestra

Before and After the Victory (1967)
Movie
Woman-Doctor

The Longest Night (1967)
Movie
Irina

Tobacco (1962)
Movie
Veronika

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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1938-12-12
Deathday2000-06-03 (61 years old)
Birth NameНевена Богданова Коканова
Birth PlaceDupnitsa, Bulgaria
CitizenshipsBulgaria
ResidencesSofia, Bulgaria
Also Known AsНевена Богданова Коканова, Невена Коканова
AwardsPeople's Artist of Bulgaria, Dimitrov Prize medal, Order of Stara Planina, Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles
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