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Nevena Kokanova

12 Dec, 1938 in 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.

Also Known As:

Невена Богданова КокановаНевена Коканова

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Galileo
63% (1968)
Crystals
0% (1982)
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Detour
68% (1967)
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Tobacco
46% (1962)
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Matriarchy
90% (1977)
Autumn Sun
0% (1982)
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Cyclops
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Sunstroke
85% (1977)
Tango
0% (1969)
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Canary Season
95% (1993)
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Rootless Tree
70% (1974)
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Love
60% (1972)
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Karambol
100% (1966)
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Salvation
0% (1984)
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Die Mahnung
50% (1982)