Zhana Gendova was born on December 22, 1899 in Sliven, Bulgaria as Ivanka Ivanova. She was an actress, known for Burya na mladostta (1930), Buntat na robite (1933) and Lyubovta e ludost (1917). She was married to Vassil Gendov. She died on February 14, 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria.