Milena Govich

Milena Govich is an actor, director musician, actor, and actor who has directed numerous episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort The film won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as well as Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the country and won 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. Milena has appeared on more than 100 TV shows. 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) that led to her being the first and only female detective on the Emmy-winning TV series Law & Order (1990). K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010)(CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) [ABC Family] as well as Lori Stevens (MTV Drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena also appeared in a number of films including Sordid Things (2008); A Novel Romance (2011) with Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) and #Lucky Number (2015). She also starred opposite Method Man. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian of her high school prior to completing a double major in vocal performance and premed, with minors in violin and dance at the University of Central Oklahoma, with a valedictorian award at the end of the course. After graduation she took advantage of her ballet education to appear on Broadway in the production by Rob Marshall and Sam Mendes of "Cabaret" in Studio 54.