Nevena Kokanova

Nevena Kokanova

Acting
Born 1938-12-12 - Died 2000-06-03Dupnitsa, 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.

Movies (47)

Rootless Tree
7.0

Rootless Tree

1974Movie7.0
On a Quiet Evening
7.0

On a Quiet Evening

1960Movie7.0
Tobacco
5.6

Tobacco

1962Movie5.6
Memories of the Twin Sister
8.5

Memories of the Twin Sister

1976Movie8.5
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
8.3

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

1975Movie8.3
Canary Season
9.7

Canary Season

1993Movie9.7
Queen of Turnovo
8.5

Queen of Turnovo

1981Movie8.5
Karambol
8.5

Karambol

1966Movie8.5
Yazovetzat
8.5

Yazovetzat

Movie8.5
Love
6.4

Love

1972Movie6.4
Tango
7.0

Tango

1969Movie7.0
Be Happy, Ani!
8.5

Be Happy, Ani!

1961Movie8.5
Среднощна среща

Среднощна среща

Movie
Little Tiger
9.0

Little Tiger

1973Movie9.0
The Peach Thief
7.1

The Peach Thief

1964Movie7.1
This Fine Mature Age
7.0

This Fine Mature Age

1985Movie7.0
The Boy Turns Man
7.0

The Boy Turns Man

1972Movie7.0
Taste of Almonds
9.0

Taste of Almonds

1967Movie9.0
Don't Go Away!
7.4

Don't Go Away!

1976Movie7.4
Detour
7.6

Detour

1967Movie7.6
Matriarchy
7.4

Matriarchy

1977Movie7.4
The Last Bachelor
7.7

The Last Bachelor

1974Movie7.7
Crystals
9.0

Crystals

1982Movie9.0
Galileo
6.3

Galileo

1968Movie6.3
The Three Deadly Sins
7.0

The Three Deadly Sins

1980Movie7.0
My Father, the Painter
6.4

My Father, the Painter

1974Movie6.4
Circles of Love
10.0

Circles of Love

1972Movie10.0
Autumn Sun
10.0

Autumn Sun

1982Movie10.0
Cyclops
9.0

Cyclops

1976Movie9.0
Dangerous Charm
8.3

Dangerous Charm

1984Movie8.3
Salvation
9.0

Salvation

1984Movie9.0
Before and After the Victory
6.0

Before and After the Victory

1967Movie6.0
Men on a Business Trip
7.8

Men on a Business Trip

1969Movie7.8
Ladies' Choice
7.9

Ladies' Choice

1980Movie7.9
A Strange Duel
7.0

A Strange Duel

1971Movie7.0
A Human Heart
10.0

A Human Heart

1972Movie10.0
The Steep Path
10.0

The Steep Path

1961Movie10.0
Dangerous Flight
8.0

Dangerous Flight

1968Movie8.0
The Inspector and the Night
8.3

The Inspector and the Night

1963Movie8.3
The Warning
6.5

The Warning

1982Movie6.5
The Longest Night
10.0

The Longest Night

1967Movie10.0
The Best Person I Know!
7.2

The Best Person I Know!

1973Movie7.2
Years for Love
6.3

Years for Love

1957Movie6.3
Sunstroke
9.3

Sunstroke

1977Movie9.3
Forest People
7.5

Forest People

1985Movie7.5
Constantine The Philosopher
10.0

Constantine The Philosopher

1983Movie10.0
Evenings in Antim's Inn

Evenings in Antim's Inn

1988Movie

TV Shows (2)

Home for Our Children
8.3

Home for Our Children

1986Series8.3
Botschafter morden nicht

Botschafter morden nicht

1970Series