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Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has helmed many episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012), among others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots in development. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, had its World Premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played all over the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival.

As an actor, Milena has appeared 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 also starred in the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006), which led to her role as the first and only female detective on the Emmy-winning series Law & Order (1990). She has been featured or recurred on numerous other shows: K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010) (CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family); and as Lori Stevens on the MTV drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena has also appeared in several movies, including Sordid Things (2009); A Novel Romance (2011), starring opposite Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015); #Lucky Number (2015), starring opposite Method Man; and the features Closure (2018), Be the Light (2020), and The Cleaner (2021).

A native of Norman, Oklahoma, Milena was valedictorian of her high school before completing a double major in vocal performance and pre-med, with minors in dance and violin at the University of Central Oklahoma, also graduating valedictorian. Soon after, she capitalized on her classical ballet training to appear on Broadway in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall production of 'Cabaret' at Studio 54. She began in the role of Lulu, featuring her singing, dancing, and playing violin, and was the understudy and eventual replacement for the lead role, Sally Bowles. Milena also danced on Broadway in the musical revival of 'The Boys From Syracuse' (choreographed by Tony winner Rob Ashford), and the Beach Boys musical 'Good Vibrations.' She starred as Millie in the first regional production of 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' and starred in the title role of 'Sweet Charity' at the Lyric Theatre in NYC.

Milena resides in Los Angeles and is actively developing TV/film projects with her husband and producing partner, writer David Cornue.

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BornOctober 29, 1976
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Chicago Med Ep 407 "The Poison Inside Us"
Julian McMahon & Milena Govich - FBI Most Wanted "Chattaboogie"
Milena Govich and Laura Vandervoort on set of UNSPEAKABLE
Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Milena Govich in Law & Order (1990)
Alexis Denisof, Cynthia Watros, Milena Govich, Kathryn Prescott, Alex Saxon, Anna Jacoby-Heron, and Zac Pullam in Finding Carter (2014)
Milena Govich / "Rescue Me"
Milena Govich in America's Top Sleuths (2006)
Milena Govich in Law & Order (1990)
Milena Govich in #Lucky Number
Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson, James Roday Rodriguez, and Milena Govich in Psych (2006)
Julianne Nicholson and Milena Govich in Conviction (2006)
Jesse L. Martin, Susan Misner, and Milena Govich in Law & Order (1990)

Known for

Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
FBI
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
Chris Freihofer in Temporary (2017)
Temporary
Short
  • Director
  • 2017
Alexis Denisof, Cynthia Watros, Kathryn Prescott, Anna Jacoby-Heron, and Zac Pullam in Finding Carter (2014)
Finding Carter
7.5
TV Series
  • Lori Stevens
Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
  • Detective Nina Cassady
  • Geneva

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Actress

  • Shelley Long, Lynda Carter, Luke Wilson, King Orba, Shiloh Fernandez, and Eden Brolin in The Cleaner (2021)
    The Cleaner
  • Tom Cavanagh, Michael DeLorenzo, Malcolm Goodwin, Thomas Hobson, Cara Santana, Ashley Loren, Victor Hawks, Rachele Brooke Smith, Ade Chike Torbert, Brittany O'Connor, Aaliyah Lopez, and Nyx Ciel in Be the Light (2020)
    Be the Light
  • Milena Govich in Closure (2018)
    Closure
  • Alexis Denisof, Cynthia Watros, Kathryn Prescott, Anna Jacoby-Heron, and Zac Pullam in Finding Carter (2014)
    Finding Carter
  • #Lucky Number (2015)
    #Lucky Number
  • Alexandria DeBerry, Dalpre Grayer, Cameron Palatas, Brianne Tju, and Lou Wegner in Pass the Light (2015)
    Pass the Light
  • Strawberry Barbara (2014)
    Strawberry Barbara
  • Simon Baker in The Mentalist (2008)
    The Mentalist
  • Straight Out of the Closet (2013)
    Straight Out of the Closet
  • Chelsea Hobbs, Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, and Cassandra Scerbo in Make It or Break It (2009)
    Make It or Break It
  • Milena Govich in A Novel Romance (2011)
    A Novel Romance
  • Dana Delany in Body of Proof (2011)
    Body of Proof
  • Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, and Natalie Cohen in The Defenders (2010)
    The Defenders
  • Denis Leary in Rescue Me (2004)
    Rescue Me
  • Sordid Things (2009)
    Sordid Things

Director

  • Julian McMahon in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
    FBI: Most Wanted
  • Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Andrea Navedo, Beth Riesgraf, and Aleyse Shannon in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
    Leverage: Redemption
  • Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
  • Christiane Paul, Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
    FBI: International
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
  • Jason Isaacs and Sophia Bush in Good Sam (2022)
    Good Sam
  • Queen Latifah in The Equalizer (2021)
    The Equalizer
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
  • David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Kara Killmer, and Miranda Rae Mayo in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
  • Paul Blackthorne, Anne-Marie Johnson, Harriet Dyer, and Justin Cornwell in The InBetween (2019)
    The InBetween
  • Unspeakable (2018)
    Unspeakable
  • Susanne and the Man (2018)
    Susanne and the Man
  • Chris Freihofer in Temporary (2017)
    Temporary

Producer

  • Let It Kill You
    • Completed
  • Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
  • Unspeakable (2018)
    Unspeakable
  • Chris Freihofer in Temporary (2017)
    Temporary

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Closure
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Closure
Conviction
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Closure - Trailer
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Closure - Trailer

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    • October 29, 1976
    • Norman, Oklahoma, USA
    • David CornueMay 17, 2003 - present
    • Milica Govich(Aunt or Uncle)
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    Performed in the Broadway shows Cabaret, Good Vibrations, and The Boys from Syracuse.

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    Of Serbian descent.

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