Nevena Kokanova

    Nevena Kokanova

    December 12, 1938 (86 years old) in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

    Nevena Kokanova (Bulgarian: ะะตะฒะตะฝะฐ ะšะพะบะฐะฝะพะฒะฐ) (12 December 1938 โ€“ 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.

    Known For

    Home for Our ChildrenHome for Our Children
    GalileoGalileo
    TobaccoTobacco
    The Peach ThiefThe Peach Thief
    Dangerous CharmDangerous Charm

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