Nevena Kokanova (December 12, 1938 – June 3, 2000) was a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n 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

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 and is most renowned for her role as Lisa in The Peach-Garden Trespasser. She started her career at age 18 as an apprentice actor with the Yambol Theater in Yambol

Yambol

Yambol is a city in southeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 72,843 inhabitants. It is occasionally spelt 'Jambol'.The administrative centres...

, Bulgaria. In 1980, she starred in and co-directed Three Deadly Sins with Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev.

She died in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Bulgaria from cancer.

Filmography

Title English Title	Title Original Language	Year	Director
The Canary Season	Сезонът на канарчетата	1993	Yevgeni Mikhailov
I want America	Искам Америка	1991	Kiran Kolarov
The Village (TV series)	Селцето	1990	Ivan Terziev
Evenings in the Antim's Inn (TV series)	Вечери в Антимовския хан	1988	Pavel Pavlov
Home for Our Children (TV series)	Дом за нашите деца	1987	Nedelcho Chernev
Time for Traveling (TV series)	Време за път	1987	Nedelcho Chernev
Three Marias and Ivan	Три Марии и Иван	1986	Krasimir Atanasov
Transports of Death	Ешелоните на смъртта	1986	Borislav Punchev
Forest People	Горски хора	1985	Pavel Pavlov
This Fine Age of Maturity	Тази хубава зряла възраст	1985	Hacho Boyadzhiev Hacho Boyadzhiev Hacho Kirilov Boyadzhiev is a Bulgarian television and film director.Boyadzhiev was born in Sofia under the name Imre as the illegitimate son of car racer and bohemian Dimitar Sokolov and 17-year-old Hungarian emigrant mother Piri, a milliner...
Salvation	Спасението	1984	Borislav Punchev
Dangerous Charm Opasen char Opasen char is a comedy/crime film released in Bulgaria in 1984. It was directed by Ivan Andonov and written by Svoboda Bachvarova. The story is about a highly educated and charming gentleman - the dream of every lonely lady. In fact he is a brilliant cheat, who robs naïve women...	Опасен чар	1984	Ivan Andonov
Constantine The Philosopher	Константин философ	1983	Georgi Stoyanov
The Warning	Предупреждението	1982	Juan Antonio Bardem
Crystals	Кристали	1982	Atanas Traikov
Autumn Sun	Есенно слънце	1982	Pavel Pavlov
The Badger	Язовецът	1981	Pavel Pavlov
Childhood Sun	Слънце на детството	1981	Yanko Dundakov
The Queen of Turnovo	Търновската царица	1981	Yanko Yankov
The Adventures of Avacum Zahov (TV series)	Приключенията на Авакум Захов	1980	Yordan Jumaliev, Milen Getov
Ladies' Choice Ladies' Choice (film) Ladies' Choice is a Bulgarian film released in 1980.A charming driving instructor, divorced and poor, flirts with his numerous female students all of the time. No matter of age, occupation or marital status as if all the bored women in this town court this country "Don Juan"...	Дами канят	1980	Ivan Andonov
	Уони	1980	Vlachislav Ikonomov
Three Deadly Sins	Трите смъртни гряха	1980	Nevena Kokanova, Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev
Alone Among Wolves (TV series)	Сами сред вълци	1979	Zako Heskija Zako Heskija Zako Heskija, Зако Хеския, also:Zako Heskia or "Sako Cheskija" was a Bulgarian film director and writer....
Hark to the Cock	Чуй петела	1978	Stefan Dimitrov
Sunstroke	Слънчев удар	1977	Irina Aktasheva, Khristo Piskov
Matriarchate	Матриархат	1977	Lyubomir Kirkov
Cyclops	Циклопът	1976	Christo Christov Christo Christov Christo Christov was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1969 and 1997. His 1976 film Cyclops was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Five years later, his film The Truck was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film...
Memory of the Twin Sister	Спомен за близначката	1976	Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev
Burn to Be a Light	Изгори, за да светиш	1976	Nedelcho Chernev
Don't Go Away	Не си отивай!	1976	Lyudmil Kirkov Lyudmil Kirkov Lyudmil Kirkov was a Bulgarian film director and actor.He directed some 15 films between 1961 and 1987, including Orkestar bez ime in 1981, for which he was named Best Director by the Union of Bulgarian Film Artists; and Ravnovesie, winner of the Silver Prize at the 1983 Moscow International Film...
The Weddings of King Ioan Assen	Сватбите на Йоан Асен	1975	Vili Tsankov
Life or Death	На живот и смърт	1974	Nedelcho Chernev
The Last Bachelor	Последният ерген	1974	Vladimir Yanchev
A Tree Without Roots	Дърво без корен	1974	Christo Christov Christo Christov Christo Christov was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1969 and 1997. His 1976 film Cyclops was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Five years later, his film The Truck was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film...
My Father the House-Painter	Баща ми, бояджията	1974	Stefan Dimitrov
Children Play Out of Doors	Деца играят вън	1973	Ivanka Grebcheva
The Kindest Person I Know	Най-добрият човек, когото познавам	1973	Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev
Little Tiger	Тигърчето	1973	Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva
Affection	Обич	1972	Ludmil Staikov Ludmil Staikov Ludmil Staikov is a Bulgarian film director. He directed six films between 1972 and 1988. His film Vreme na nasilie was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Obich...
The Boy Turns Man	Момчето си отива	1972	Lyudmil Kirkov
A Human Heart	Сърце човешко	1972	Ivan Nichev
Circles Of Love	Кръгове на обичта	1972	Kiril Ilinchev
The Strange Duel	Странен двубой	1971	Todor Stoyanov
Messages Don't Murder 3-part TV movie	Botschafter morden nicht	1970	Georg Leopold, Werner Toelcke
Men on a Business Trip	Мъже в командировка	1969	Grisha Ostrovski, Todor Stoyanov
Tango	Танго	1969	Vasil Mirchev
Galileo Galilei	Галилео Галилей	1969	Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers that came into prominence in the 1970s and includes Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellochio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature...
Perilous Flight	Опасен полет	1968	Dimiter Petrov
The Death of Alexander the Great	Гибелта на Александър Велики	1968	Vladislav Ikonomov
Taste of Almonds	С дъх на бадеми	1967	Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev
Detour/Sidetracked	Отклонение	1967	Grisha Ostrovski, Todor Stoyanov
The Longest Night	Най-дългата нощ	1967	Vulo Radev Vulo Radev Vulo Radev was a Bulgarian film director.Radev was born in Lesidren. His famous works include Osadeni Dushi , Kradetzat Na Praskovi , and Chernite Angeli ....
Crack-Up	Карамбол	1966	Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev
Before and After the Victory	Do pobedata i po nea	1966	Zhivorad (Zhika) Mitrovich
The Peach-Garden Trespasser	Крадецът на праскови	1964	Vulo Radev Vulo Radev Vulo Radev was a Bulgarian film director.Radev was born in Lesidren. His famous works include Osadeni Dushi , Kradetzat Na Praskovi , and Chernite Angeli ....
The Inspector And The Night	Инспекторът и нощта	1963	Rangel Vulchanov Rangel Vulchanov Rangel Vulchanov is a Bulgarian cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1953. He started working as an assistant director and subsequently as a director. Vulchanov worked in Czechoslovakia between 1970 and 1972...
Midnight Meeting	Среднощна среща	1963	Nikola Minchev
Tobacco Tobacco (film) Tobacco is a 1962 Bulgarian drama film directed by Nikola Korabov. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.The film was based on Dimitar Dimov's best-selling novel Tobacco.-Cast:* Nevena Kokanova - Irina* Yordan Matev - Boris Morev...	Тютюн	1962	Nikola Korabov Nikola Korabov Nikola Korabov is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1956 and 1999. His 1962 film Tyutyun was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Magia...
The Steep Path	Стръмната пътека	1961	Yanko Yankov
Be Happy, Ani!	Бъди щастлива, Ани!	1961	Vladimir Yanchev
On a Quiet Evening	В тиха вечер	1960	Borislav Sharaliev
Years of Love	Години за любов	1957	Yanko Yankov

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