Nevena Kokanova
Acting · Born Dec 12, 1938 · Died Jun 3, 2000 (61) · 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.
Directed
Films
Canary Season
19939.7
Forest People
19857.5
This Fine Mature Age
19857.0
Salvation
19849.0
Dangerous Charm
19848.3
Constantine The Philosopher
198310.0
The Warning
19826.5
Queen of Turnovo
19818.5
Ladies' Choice
19807.9
The Three Deadly Sins
19807.0
Matriarchy
19777.4
Cyclops
19769.0
Memories of the Twin Sister
19768.5
Don't Go Away!
19767.4
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
19758.3
The Last Bachelor
19747.7
Rootless Tree
19747.0
My Father, the Painter
19746.4
The Best Person I Know!
19737.2
Little Tiger
19739.0
Love
19726.4
The Boy Turns Man
19727.0
Circles of Love
197210.0
A Strange Duel
19717.0
Men on a Business Trip
19697.8
Dangerous Flight
19688.0
Galileo
19686.3
Taste of Almonds
19679.0
Detour
19677.6
Before and After the Victory
19676.0
The Longest Night
196710.0
Karambol
19668.5
The Peach Thief
19647.1
The Inspector and the Night
19638.3
Tobacco
19625.6
The Steep Path
196110.0
Be Happy, Ani!
19618.5
On a Quiet Evening
19607.0
Years for Love
19576.3
Yazovetzat
Movie8.5
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