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Nevena Kokanova

Nevena Kokanova

Birthday: 1938-12-12 | Place of Birth: Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1982
Crystals

as    Slava

1981
Queen of Turnovo

as    Smilova

1980
The Three Deadly Sins

as    Dona

1980
Ladies' Choice

as    Golyamata etarva

1976
Memories of the Twin Sister

as    Nevena

1976
Cyclops

as    Zoya

1974
My Father, the Painter

as    the mother

1973
Little Tiger

as    The Mother

1972
The Boy Turns Man

as    Tinka

1971
A Strange Duel

as    Bozhanova

1969
Men on a Business Trip

as    Dancheto

1967
Taste of Almonds

as    Gerda

1967
Before and After the Victory

as    Medicinskata sestra

1967
Detour

as    Neda

1967
The Longest Night

as    Woman-Doctor

1966
Karambol

as    Ана Мартинова

1964
The Peach Thief

as    Lisa

1963
Be Happy, Ani!

as    Ani