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    Nevena Kokanova

    1938-12-12 (85 years old) 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.

    Movies

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    Canary Season
    95 %|Nov 26, 1993
    Drama
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    Forest People
    0 %|Dec 12, 1985
    Crime
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    This Fine Mature Age
    0 %|Jul 1, 1985
    Drama
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    Salvation
    0 %|Nov 17, 1984
    Drama
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    Dangerous Charm
    89 %|Jun 18, 1984
    Comedy, Thriller
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    Constantine The Philosopher
    0 %|May 24, 1983
    Drama, History
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    Die Mahnung
    50 %|Oct 21, 1982
    Drama
    actor
    Crystals
    0 %|Apr 24, 1982
    Drama
    actor
    Autumn Sun
    0 %|Apr 7, 1982
    Drama
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    Queen of Turnovo
    0 %|Feb 2, 1981
    Drama
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    Ladies' Choice
    86 %|Dec 15, 1980
    Comedy
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    The Three Deadly Sins
    0 %|Apr 21, 1980
    Drama
    actor
    Sunstroke
    85 %|Nov 14, 1977
    Drama
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    Matriarchy
    90 %|Mar 25, 1977
    Drama
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    Cyclops
    0 %|Nov 26, 1976
    Drama
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    Memories of the Twin Sister
    0 %|Sep 3, 1976
    Drama
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    Don't Go Away!
    80 %|Jan 30, 1976
    Drama
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    The Weddings of Ioan Assen
    86 %|Jan 3, 1975
    Drama
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    The Last Bachelor
    80 %|Aug 15, 1974
    Comedy
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    Rootless Tree
    70 %|Aug 6, 1974
    Drama
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    My Father, the Painter
    52 %|Feb 22, 1974
    Music, Comedy
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    The Best Person I Know!
    85 %|Oct 16, 1973
    Drama
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    Little Tiger
    0 %|Apr 6, 1973
    Family
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    The Boy Turns Man
    70 %|May 18, 1972
    Drama
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    Love
    60 %|Apr 1, 1972
    Drama
    actor
    A Human Heart
    0 %|Mar 31, 1972
    Drama
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    Circles of Love
    0 %|Jan 7, 1972
    Drama
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    A Strange Duel
    0 %|May 7, 1971
    Crime, Mystery
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    Botschafter morden nicht
    0 %|Feb 13, 1970
    Crime
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    Men on a Business Trip
    85 %|Mar 21, 1969
    Comedy
    actor
    Tango
    0 %|Feb 28, 1969
    Drama
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    Dangerous Flight
    0 %|Nov 8, 1968
    Crime, Mystery
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    Galileo
    62 %|Sep 7, 1968
    History
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    Taste of Almonds
    0 %|Sep 26, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Detour
    68 %|May 1, 1967
    Romance, Drama
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    Before and After the Victory
    57 %|Mar 30, 1967
    War
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    The Longest Night
    0 %|Feb 22, 1967
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    Karambol
    0 %|Oct 17, 1966
    Drama
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    The Peach Thief
    68 %|Nov 9, 1964
    Drama, War, Romance
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    The Inspector and the Night
    90 %|Dec 16, 1963
    Crime
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    Be Happy, Ani!
    0 %|Jan 7, 1963
    Comedy
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    Tobacco
    37 %|Nov 5, 1962
    Drama, War
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    Стръмната пътека
    0 %|Nov 16, 1961
    Drama
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    On a Quiet Evening
    0 %|Mar 28, 1960
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    Years for Love
    0 %|Dec 16, 1957
    Comedy

    Series

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    Home for Our Children
    80 %|Jun 25, 1986
    Drama