Acting · Dupnitsa, Bulgaria · Born December 12, 1938
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.
MovieCanary Season
1993
as Aunt Addie
Evenings in Antim's Inn
1988
TVHome for Our Children
1986
as Veronika Aldanova
MovieForest People
1985
MovieThis Fine Mature Age
1985
as Elena
MovieSalvation
1984
as Bakardzhieva
MovieDangerous Charm
1984
as Boryana Krasteva
MovieConstantine The Philosopher
1983
MovieThe Warning
1982
Crystals
1982
as Slava
Autumn Sun
1982
as Tinka
MovieQueen of Turnovo
1981
as Smilova
MovieLadies' Choice
1980
as Golyamata etarva
MovieThe Three Deadly Sins
1980
as Dona
Sunstroke
1977
MovieMatriarchy
1977
MovieCyclops
1976
as Zoya
MovieMemories of the Twin Sister
1976
as Nevena
MovieDon't Go Away!
1976
as Tinka
MovieThe Weddings of Ioan Assen
1975
as Maria
MovieThe Last Bachelor
1974
as Fany
MovieRootless Tree
1974
as Daughter-in-law
MovieMy Father, the Painter
1974
as the mother
MovieThe Best Person I Know!
1973
as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva
MovieLittle Tiger
1973
as The Mother
MovieLove
1972
as Irina
MovieThe Boy Turns Man
1972
as Tinka
A Human Heart
1972
as Lena
MovieCircles of Love
1972
as The woman with almond eyes
MovieA Strange Duel
1971
as Bozhanova
MovieBotschafter morden nicht
1970
as Maria
MovieMen on a Business Trip
1969
as Dancheto
Tango
1969
as Havadzhieva
MovieDangerous Flight
1968
MovieGalileo
1968
as Marina
MovieTaste of Almonds
1967
as Gerda
MovieDetour
1967
as Neda
MovieBefore and After the Victory
1967
as Medicinskata sestra
MovieThe Longest Night
1967
as Woman-Doctor
MovieKarambol
1966
as Ана Мартинова
MovieThe Peach Thief
1964
as Lisa
MovieThe Inspector and the Night
1963
as Jana
MovieTobacco
1962
as Irina
MovieThe Steep Path
1961
as Elena
MovieBe Happy, Ani!
1961
as Ani
MovieOn a Quiet Evening
1960
as Boyka
MovieYears for Love
1957
as Ema
MovieYazovetzat
MovieСреднощна среща
as Ана
