Nevena Kokanova

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.
Cast

Galileo
Marina

The Steep Path
Elena
Crystals
Slava

The Peach Thief
Lisa

Before and After the Victory
Medicinskata sestra

Dangerous Charm
Boryana

Detour
Neda

Tobacco
Irina
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Unknown

Matriarchy
Unknown
Autumn Sun
Tinka

Cyclops
Zoya
Sunstroke
Unknown
Tango
Havadzhieva
A Human Heart
Lena

The Weddings of Ioan Assen
Maria

Men on a Business Trip
Dancheto

Canary Season
Aunt Addie

Ladies' Choice
Golyamata etarva

The Boy Turns Man
Tinka

The Inspector and the Night
Jana

Rootless Tree
Daughter-in-law

Taste of Almonds
Gerda

Love
Irina

Karambol
Ана Мартинова

Be Happy, Ani!
Ani

Don't Go Away!
Tinka

Little Tiger
The Mother

The Longest Night
Woman-Doctor

Salvation
Bakardzhieva

Memories of the Twin Sister
Nevena

The Best Person I Know!
Uchitelkata Nikolina Boneva

Queen of Turnovo
Smilova

This Fine Mature Age
Elena

Forest People
Unknown

Years for Love
Ema

Constantine The Philosopher
Unknown

Circles of Love
The woman with almond eyes

Dangerous Flight
Unknown

A Strange Duel
Bozhanova

The Three Deadly Sins
Dona

The Warning
Unknown

Botschafter morden nicht
Maria

The Last Bachelor
Fany

My Father, the Painter
the mother

On a Quiet Evening
Boyka

Yazovetzat
Unknown

Среднощна среща
Ана