Milena Govich
Milena Govich, who is a director, actor
and musician, has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015),
The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others.
Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI
(2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in production. Milena was one of
eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious 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 called Unspeakable
featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has saw its World premiere at SXSW
and won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot
at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017)
was screened across the country. The film won Best Narrative Short at Anthem
Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's
Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared on
more than 100 television shows acting as an actress. 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 later became the only female detective on Law & Order
(1990). She has also been featured or recurred on several other shows,
including K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It
(2009) (ABC Family) as well as for the role of Lori Stevens on the MTV drama
Finding Carter (2014). Milena has been in numerous movies that include Sordid
Things (2010); A Novel Romance (2011) starring alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass
the Light (2015), starring alongside Method Man; as well as #Lucky Number
(2015). The native of Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian in her high
school, and then enrolled in her double major in singing and pre-med, with
minors in violin and dance at the University of Central Oklahoma, and also being
valedictorian of her graduation. In the following years, Milena utilised her
ballet education to appear in a show on Broadway in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall
production 'Cabaret' in Studio 54.
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