Milena Govich
Milena Govich is an actor, director
actress, musician, and actor who has directed a number of episodes of TV that
include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020),
Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing
Director of Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached to two
pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers who were selected by AFI's highly
regarded Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the exclusive Sony Pictures
Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her TV show and short
film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the Best Episodic Award
at Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at SoHo
International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017 directed by Milena
Vandervoort) has been shown all across the nation. It won the Best Narrative
Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The
Director's Choice Award was also given out at Sedona International Film
Festival. As an actor, Milena has appeared in more than 100 shows 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). She also appeared on the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006)
and was the catalyst for her role as the initial and the only female detective
on the Emmy-winning TV series Law & Order (1990). She has also been
featured or reprised on a variety of other shows: K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The
Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) as well as in
the role of Lori Stevens on the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena also
appeared in several movies like Sordid Things (2008); A Novel Romance (2011) as
a co-star with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and #Lucky Number
(2015). She has also appeared on stage with Method Man. A native of Norman,
Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian of high school. She then completed her
double major in vocal performance and pre-med with minors in dance and violin
at the University of Central Oklahoma, as well as graduating valedictorian.
Then, she used her ballet education to take part on Broadway in the show
starring Rob Marshall and Sam Mendes 'Cabaret' in Studio 54.
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