Nevena Kokanova
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Canary Season
1993
as Aunt Addie
Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
Home for Our Children
1986
as Veronika Aldanova
Forest People
1985
This Fine Mature Age
1985
as Elena
Salvation
1984
as Bakardzhieva
Dangerous Charm
1984
as Boryana
Constantine The Philosopher
1983
Die Mahnung
1982
Crystals
1982
as Slava
Autumn Sun
1982
as Tinka
Queen of Turnovo
1981
as Smilova
Ladies' Choice
1980
as Golyamata etarva
The Three Deadly Sins
1980
as Dona
Sunstroke
1977
Matriarchy
1977
Cyclops
1976
as Zoya
Memories of the Twin Sister
1976
as Nevena
Don't Go Away!
1976
as Tinka
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
1975
as Maria
The Last Bachelor
1974
as Fany
Rootless Tree
1974
as Daughter-in-law
My Father, the Painter
1974
as the mother
The Best Person I Know!
1973
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
Little Tiger
1973
as The Mother
The Boy Turns Man
1972
as Tinka
Love
1972
as Irina
A Human Heart
1972
as Lena
Circles of Love
1972
as The woman with almond eyes
A Strange Duel
1971
as Bozhanova
Botschafter morden nicht
1970
as Maria
Men on a Business Trip
1969
as Dancheto
Tango
1969
as Havadzhieva
Dangerous Flight
1968
Galileo
1968
as Marina
Taste of Almonds
1967
as Gerda
Detour
1967
as Neda
Before and After the Victory
1967
as Medicinskata sestra
The Longest Night
1967
as Woman-Doctor
Karambol
1966
as Ана Мартинова
The Peach Thief
1964
as Lisa
The Inspector and the Night
1963
as Jana
Be Happy, Ani!
1963
as Ani
Tobacco
1962
as Irina
Стръмната пътека
1961
as Elena
On a Quiet Evening
1960
as Boyka
Years for Love
1957
as Ema
