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Nevena Kokanova

Nevena Kokanova

ActorDirector Dec 12 (died age 61) Dupnitsa, Bulgaria 1957–1993 (36 year career)
7.5 avg rating

Biography

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 …

Known For

Dangerous Charm
Film

Dangerous Charm

Boryana
The Peach Thief
Film

The Peach Thief

Lisa
Galileo
Film

Galileo

Marina
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
Film

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

Maria
Ladies' Choice
Film

Ladies' Choice

Golyamata etarva
Detour
Film

Detour

Neda
The Boy Turns Man
Film

The Boy Turns Man

Tinka
Men on a Business Trip
Film

Men on a Business Trip

Dancheto

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (48)

Canary Season

Canary Season

1993

as Aunt Addie

9.5
Evenings in Antim's Inn

Evenings in Antim's Inn

1988
Forest People

Forest People

1985
This Fine Mature Age

This Fine Mature Age

1985

as Elena

Dangerous Charm

Dangerous Charm

1984

as Boryana

8.3
Salvation

Salvation

1984

as Bakardzhieva

Constantine The Philosopher

Constantine The Philosopher

1983
Autumn Sun

Autumn Sun

1982

as Tinka

Crystals

Crystals

1982

as Slava

The Warning

The Warning

1982
5.0
Queen of Turnovo

Queen of Turnovo

1981

as Smilova

Ladies' Choice

Ladies' Choice

1980

as Golyamata etarva

8.1
The Three Deadly Sins

The Three Deadly Sins

1980

as Dona

Matriarchy

Matriarchy

1977
7.3
Sunstroke

Sunstroke

1977
8.5
Memories of the Twin Sister

Memories of the Twin Sister

1976

as Nevena

Don't Go Away!

Don't Go Away!

1976

as Tinka

7.7
Cyclops

Cyclops

1976

as Zoya

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

The Weddings of Ioan Assen

1975

as Maria

8.1
My Father, the Painter

My Father, the Painter

1974

as the mother

5.2
Rootless Tree

Rootless Tree

1974

as Daughter-in-law

7.0
The Last Bachelor

The Last Bachelor

1974

as Fany

8.0
The Best Person I Know!

The Best Person I Know!

1973

as Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva

7.3
Little Tiger

Little Tiger

1973

as The Mother

Circles of Love

Circles of Love

1972

as The woman with almond eyes

A Human Heart

A Human Heart

1972

as Lena

The Boy Turns Man

The Boy Turns Man

1972

as Tinka

6.7
Love

Love

1972

as Irina

6.0
A Strange Duel

A Strange Duel

1971

as Bozhanova

Botschafter morden nicht

Botschafter morden nicht

1970

as Maria

Men on a Business Trip

Men on a Business Trip

1969

as Dancheto

8.0
Tango

Tango

1969

as Havadzhieva

Dangerous Flight

Dangerous Flight

1968
Galileo

Galileo

1968

as Marina

6.3
Before and After the Victory

Before and After the Victory

1967

as Medicinskata sestra

5.7
Taste of Almonds

Taste of Almonds

1967

as Gerda

Detour

Detour

1967

as Neda

7.3
The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1967

as Woman-Doctor

10.0
Karambol

Karambol

1966

as Ана Мартинова

10.0
The Peach Thief

The Peach Thief

1964

as Lisa

7.0
The Inspector and the Night

The Inspector and the Night

1963

as Jana

9.0
Tobacco

Tobacco

1962

as Irina

4.6
The Steep Path

The Steep Path

1961

as Elena

Be Happy, Ani!

Be Happy, Ani!

1961

as Ani

10.0
On a Quiet Evening

On a Quiet Evening

1960

as Boyka

Years for Love

Years for Love

1957

as Ema

7.0
Yazovetzat

Yazovetzat

Среднощна среща

Среднощна среща

as Ана