Milena Govich
Milena Govich is a writer, director
musician, actor, and actor who has directed numerous episodes of TV, including
The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire
(2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. She was also co-producer and
Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two
pilots that are currently in progress. Milena was chosen as one of the eight
directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was
her TV series and short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was
awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival as well as the
Best Pilot award at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary
(2017) was screened across the country. She won the award for Best Narrative
Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest.
and the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. Milena
has appeared in more than 100 TV episodes acting as an actress. 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 starred in the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006) that led
to her role as the very first and the only female detective on the Emmy-winning
television 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 featured her in
reruns. Milena has appeared in numerous films which include Sordid Things
(2010); A Novel Romance (2011) as a co-star with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the
Light (2015), starring opposite Method Man; as well as the role of #Lucky Number
(2015). Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian at her high school.
She then completed two majors in vocal performance and premed, with minors in
dance and violin at the University of Central Oklahoma, also graduating
valedictorian. Soon after she took advantage of her ballet and classical
training to perform on Broadway in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall production of
'Cabaret' in Studio 54.
Comments
Post a Comment