Milena Govich
Milena Govich, a writer and actor, has
directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer
(2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She also
served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is
currently directing two pilots currently in development. Milena was among eight
filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in
addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program.
Unspeakable is her short film and television series proof of concept, was shown
at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film
Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made
in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been
screened across the United States. It won the award for 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. Milena
has appeared in more than 100 television episodes as an actor. 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). She also appeared on the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006) and was
the catalyst for her role as the initial and the only female detective on the
Emmy-winning TV series Law & Order (1990). The actress has appeared on
in a number of other shows, including K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders
(2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) and as Lori Stevens on
the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena also appeared in several films,
including Sordid Things (2008); A Novel Romance (2011) in which she starred
alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and #Lucky Number (2015). She
also appeared in a movie with Method Man. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was
valedictorian at her high school. She then completed two majors in vocal
performance and pre-med with minors in dance and violin at the University of
Central Oklahoma, and also being valedictorian of her graduation. Then, she
capitalized on her ballet and classical training to perform on Broadway in the
production by Rob Marshall and Sam Mendes of 'Cabaret' in Studio 54.
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