Milena Govich

Milena Govich is an actor, director actress, musician, and actor who has directed numerous episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. She also was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and she is slated to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of the eight women selected for AFI’s highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her short film and TV series proof of concept was premiered at SXSW. It also received Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been screened across the United States and won the 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 been featured 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). She was also featured in the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006) and was the catalyst for her role as the first and only female detective on the Emmy-winning TV series 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 had her in. Milena has also been featured in numerous films including Sordid Things (2008); A Novel Romance (2011) as a co-star with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and #Lucky Number (2015). She also starred opposite Method Man. Milena, a native of Norman, Oklahoma was the valedictorian at her high school before she completed two major vocal performances and a premedical degree at the University of Central Oklahoma. She also graduated valedictorian. In the following years she took advantage of her ballet and classical training to appear on Broadway in the production of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall of 'Cabaret' at Studio 54.