Milena Govich
Milena Govich is an actress also a
director, actor, and musician. She has directed numerous episodes of TV that
include Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Also, she was the
Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently
attached to two pilots in progress. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected
for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony
Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the
TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort
and Jeff Kober, was screened at its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best
Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the
SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has
played across the country and was awarded 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
appeared in more than 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 first appearance on CBS. She later became the 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 featured her in reruns. Milena has been in
numerous films such as Sordid Things (2010); A Novel Romance (2011) in which
she starred alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and starring
opposite Method Man; as well as the role of #Lucky Number (2015). The native of
Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian in her high school prior to
completing an undergraduate degree in both singing and pre-med, with minors in
violin and dance at the University of Central Oklahoma, with a valedictorian
award at the end of the course. She benefited from her classical ballet
education shortly thereafter to stage her Broadway debut in the Sam Mendes/Rob
Marshall production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.
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