
Nevena Kokanova
Born December 12, 1938 · 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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Rootless Tree

Detour

Memories of the Twin Sister

Galileo

The Peach Thief

On a Quiet Evening

The Boy Turns Man

Tobacco

Matriarchy

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

The Last Bachelor

Don't Go Away!

Queen of Turnovo

My Father, the Painter

Love

Cyclops

Circles of Love

The Three Deadly Sins

Salvation

Taste of Almonds

Men on a Business Trip

Canary Season

Be Happy, Ani!

Dangerous Charm

Dangerous Flight

Before and After the Victory

This Fine Mature Age

The Warning

Ladies' Choice

The Longest Night

The Best Person I Know!

A Strange Duel

The Inspector and the Night

Constantine The Philosopher

The Steep Path

Years for Love






