Milena Govich
Milena Govich, a writer as well as actor
and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015),
The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among
others. She also served as the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS
series FBI (2018) and is currently directing two pilots in the process of
development. Milena was one of eight women selected by AFI's prestigious
Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures
Television Diverse Directors program. The short film she made and the TV series
proof-of-concept , Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has
saw its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded the Best Episodic Award at the
Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film
Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the
nation and won 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 appeared 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. Then she became the
first and only female detective on Law & Order (1990). K-Ville (2007)
(Fox); The Defenders (2010)(CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) [ABC Family] as
well as Lori Stevens (MTV Drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena has appeared in
many films such as Sordid Things (2010); A Novel Romance (2011) starring
alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) with the lead opposite Method
Man; as well as the role of #Lucky Number (2015). Milena is an Norman, Oklahoma
native. After graduating valedictorian from her high school She went on to earn
the double major in vocal performance and premed with minors in dance and
violin at the University of Central Oklahoma. After graduation, she capitalized
on her classical ballet training to appear on Broadway in the Rob Marshall/Sam
Mendes production of 'Cabaret' in Studio 54.
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