Milena Govich
Milena Govich, who is a director, actor
and musician, has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015),
The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among
others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series
FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots in development. Milena was one
of the 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 short film as well as a television show proof of
concept was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic Award at the Seattle
International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film
Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by
Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. 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 been featured in over 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), an episode of the Dick
Wolf series, was her second major character. This led to her being the
Emmy-winning woman detective in Law & Order (1990). She has also been
featured or recurred on several other television shows including K-Ville (2007)
(Fox); The Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) as
well as on the show Finding Carter as Lori Stevens on the MTV drama Finding
Carter (2014). Milena has been in numerous films, including Sordid Things
(2010); A Novel Romance (2011) with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015)
which starred opposite Method Man; as well as the role of #Lucky Number (2015).
Milena is from Norman, Oklahoma native. After graduating as valedictorian from
her high school She went on to earn the double major in vocal performance and
premed with minors in violin and dance at the University of Central Oklahoma.
In the following years she benefited from her classical ballet training to
appear on Broadway in the production of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall of
"Cabaret" at Studio 54.
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