Milena Govich
Milena Govich is an actor, director, and
musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, including Chicago Med
(2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She also served as Co-EP/Producing
Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two
pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of eight women chosen by
AFI for their famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the
Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV
series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff
Kober has featured its World premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at the
Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film
Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played across the United States
and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy
at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International
Film Festival. As an actor Milena has been featured in close to 100 episodes of
television. She first gained national attention in CBS's Love Monkey (2006),
then as the prostitute/con-artist Candy on three seasons of Rescue Me (2004)
(Denis Leary/FX). Conviction (2006) was her first appearance on CBS. She later
became the first and only female detective in Law & Order (1990). The
actress has appeared on in a number of other shows, including K-Ville (2007)
(Fox); The Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family); and
as Lori Stevens on the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena has also been
featured in various films, including Sordid Things (2009); A Novel Romance
(2011), starring opposite Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and #Lucky
Number (2015), starring alongside Method Man; and the features Closure (2018),
Be the Light (2020), and The Cleaner (2021). A native of Norman, Oklahoma,
Milena was valedictorian of high school prior to completing a double major in
vocal performance and premed, with minors in violin and dance at the University
of Central Oklahoma, also graduating valedictorian. She benefited from her
classical ballet education shortly thereafter to stage her Broadway debut in
the Rob Marshall/Sam Mendes production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.
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