Milena Govich

Milena Govich, director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. Additionally, she was co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots currently in development. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable is her short film as well as a television show proof of concept was shown at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It was awarded the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also awarded 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), the Dick Wolf series, was her second big role. It culminated in her being named the Emmy-winning female detective on Law & Order (1990). She has also been featured or recurred on several other television shows including K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) as well as as Lori Stevens on the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena has appeared in numerous movies, including Sordid Things (2010); A Novel Romance (2011) in which she starred alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and starring alongside Method Man; as well as #Lucky Number (2015). Milena, a native of Norman, Oklahoma was the valedictorian at her high school before she completed a double major vocal performance and a premedical degree at the University of Central Oklahoma. She was also valedictorian of her high school. She utilized her ballet classical training shortly after to make her Broadway debut in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.




 

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