Milena Govich
Milena Govich, a director, actor and
musician, has directed many episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The
Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more.
Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI
(2018). She is currently attached to two pilots that are currently in
development. Milena was one of eight women chosen by AFI for their highly
regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures
Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her television series as
well as a short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort The film won the
Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to
Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made,
Temporary (2017) has been screened across the nation and has won the Best
Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest
as well as 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 debut on CBS. She then became the first
and only female detective in Law & Order (1990). K-Ville (2007), The
Defenders (2010) (CBS), Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) and Lori
Stevens in the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014) have all featured her or
recurred. Milena has appeared in many films such as Sordid Things (2010); A
Novel Romance (2011) with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) which starred
alongside Method Man; as well as #Lucky Number (2015). Milena was born in
Norman, Oklahoma was the valedictorian of her high school, before she completed
a double major vocal performance and a premedical degree at the University of
Central Oklahoma. She was also named valedictorian. She utilized her ballet
classical training soon after to make her Broadway debut in the Sam Mendes/Rob
Marshall production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.
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