Milena Govich
Milena Govich, who is a director as well
as an actor and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV including Chicago
Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire
(2012), and others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's
CBS series FBI (2018) and has been tapped to direct two pilots in the process
of development. Milena was one of eight women selected by AFI's prestigious
Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television
Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a
television show proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also received Best
Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo
International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017, by Milena
Vandervoort) has been screened across the country. It was awarded the Best
Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta
ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona
International Film Festival. Milena has appeared as an actor in over 100
television series. 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), the Dick Wolf series, was her
second big role. It culminated in her being named the Emmy-winning female
detective on Law & Order (1990). She has been featured or reprised on a
variety of 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
was also seen in a variety of 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 has also appeared on stage with Method
Man. Milena is a Norman, Oklahoma native. After being valedictorian of her high
school she then went further to get two majors in vocal performances and premed
with minors in violin and dance at the University of Central Oklahoma. She
benefited from her classical ballet training soon after to make her Broadway
debut in the Rob Marshall/Sam Mendes production "Cabaret" at Studio
54.
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