Milena Govich

Milena Govich is a writer, director as well as an actor and musician who has helmed many 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 the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots that are in development. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her television series and short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the US. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also awarded at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena was an actor in more than 100 television 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). Conviction (2006) was her first appearance on CBS. She then became the only female detective in 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 been a part of her, or have recurred. 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 also starred opposite Method Man. Milena is a Norman, Oklahoma native. After graduating valedictorian from her high school and then going further to get a double major in singing and premed along with minors in dance and violin at the University of Central Oklahoma. Her classical ballet training soon after to make her Broadway debut in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.