Actor profile

Nevena Kokanova

12th December 1938 Dupnitsa, Bulgaria Acting

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.

40 Movies 1 TV Shows 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Canary Season poster

Canary Season 26th November 1993 as Aunt Addie

Forest People poster

Forest People 12th December 1985

This Fine Mature Age poster

This Fine Mature Age 1st July 1985 as Elena

Salvation poster

Salvation 17th November 1984 as Bakardzhieva

Dangerous Charm poster

Dangerous Charm 18th June 1984 as Boryana Krasteva

Constantine The Philosopher poster

Constantine The Philosopher 24th May 1983

The Warning poster

The Warning 21st October 1982

Queen of Turnovo poster

Queen of Turnovo 2nd February 1981 as Smilova

Ladies' Choice poster

Ladies' Choice 15th December 1980 as Golyamata etarva

The Three Deadly Sins poster

The Three Deadly Sins 21st April 1980 as Dona

Matriarchy poster

Matriarchy 25th March 1977

Cyclops poster

Cyclops 26th November 1976 as Zoya

Memories of the Twin Sister poster

Memories of the Twin Sister 3rd September 1976 as Nevena

Don't Go Away! poster

Don't Go Away! 30th January 1976 as Tinka

The Weddings of Ioan Assen poster

The Weddings of Ioan Assen 3rd January 1975 as Maria

The Last Bachelor poster

The Last Bachelor 15th August 1974 as Fany

Rootless Tree poster

Rootless Tree 6th August 1974 as Daughter-in-law

My Father, the Painter poster

My Father, the Painter 22nd February 1974 as the mother

The Best Person I Know! poster

The Best Person I Know! 16th October 1973 as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva

Little Tiger poster

Little Tiger 6th April 1973 as The Mother

Love poster

Love 8th December 1972 as Irina

The Boy Turns Man poster

The Boy Turns Man 18th May 1972 as Tinka

Circles of Love poster

Circles of Love 7th January 1972 as The woman with almond eyes

A Strange Duel poster

A Strange Duel 7th May 1971 as Bozhanova

Botschafter morden nicht poster

Botschafter morden nicht 13th February 1970 as Maria

Men on a Business Trip poster

Men on a Business Trip 21st March 1969 as Dancheto

Dangerous Flight poster

Dangerous Flight 8th November 1968

Galileo poster

Galileo 7th September 1968 as Marina

Taste of Almonds poster

Taste of Almonds 26th September 1967 as Gerda

Detour poster

Detour 26th May 1967 as Neda

Before and After the Victory poster

Before and After the Victory 30th March 1967 as Medicinskata sestra

The Longest Night poster

The Longest Night 22nd February 1967 as Woman-Doctor

Karambol poster

Karambol 17th October 1966 as Ана Мартинова

The Peach Thief poster

The Peach Thief 9th November 1964 as Lisa

The Inspector and the Night poster

The Inspector and the Night 16th December 1963 as Jana

Tobacco poster

Tobacco 5th November 1962 as Irina

The Steep Path poster

The Steep Path 16th November 1961 as Elena

Be Happy, Ani! poster

Be Happy, Ani! 24th April 1961 as Ani

On a Quiet Evening poster

On a Quiet Evening 28th March 1960 as Boyka

Years for Love poster

Years for Love 16th December 1957 as Ema

Home for Our Children poster

Home for Our Children 25th June 1986 as Veronika Aldanova