Milena Govich
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| Born | October 29, 1976 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma USA |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Spouse | David Cornue (2003-present) |
Milena Govich (born October 29, 1976) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
Milena Govich is an American actress, singer, dancer, and musician who was born in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Both of her parents, Dr. Bruce Michael Govich (who died in 1998) and Dr. Marilyn Green Govich,[1] are professors of music: Bruce worked at University of Oklahoma and Marilyn currently works at the University of Central Oklahoma. Her father was Serbian and her mother is of Scottish and English ancestry. Her aunt, Milica Govich, is also an actress who has appeared on Broadway, television, and film.[2]
Milena followed her academic parents by graduating from both high school and college (University of Central Oklahoma) as a valedictorian of her class. Govich left UCO with a double-degree in Performance and Pre-medical studies, and minored in Dance and Violin.[3] After graduation, Govich moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.[4]
Govich has appeared on Broadway in the musical revival of Cabaret (joining the 1998–2004 production in December 2000). 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.[5] Govich also performed on Broadway in the 2002 musical revival of The Boys from Syracuse and in the musical Good Vibrations. She starred as Millie in the first regional production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. She went on tour as the guest performer with China's biggest pop star, Fei Xiang. On October 10, 2008 she sang the National Anthem at the New Jersey Devils home opener at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
On television, Govich first gained national attention as Gabby in the pilot episode of CBS's Love Monkey, then as the prostitute/con-artist Candy on Rescue Me.[6][7] She also starred in the Dick Wolf series Conviction (2006 TV series) and then starred on the Dick Wolf series Law & Order. She has been featured or recurred on other television shows, including K-Ville (TV series) and The Defenders (2010 TV series) Milena has also appeared in several movies, including 2004's Bad Behavior, and 2006's In Love, 2009's Sordid Things, and 2011's A Novel Romance, starring opposite Steve Guttenberg.
[edit] Personal life
Govich is married to David Cornue, a writer, composer[8] and film producer.[9]
[edit] Law & Order
Govich played the part of Jessica Rossi on the short-lived 2006 NBC legal drama Conviction, created by Dick Wolf. She joined the cast of Dick Wolf's Law & Order on the season premiere of the seventeenth-season on September 22, 2006. Govich played Det. Nina Cassady, who joined the cast as the junior partner when Jesse L. Martin's character, Det. Ed Green, was elevated to senior partner upon the retirement of Det. Joe Fontana, who was portrayed by Dennis Farina. Govich guest-starred on the Law & Order episode "Flaw" (Season 16, Episode 2) in 2005, joining a list of Law & Order cast regulars who did the same before having a starring role in the series. Reuters reported on June 1, 2007 that Govich would be replaced in the long running show after one season. A definitive explanation for her character's leaving was not explained, but later, Govich said she was liked by police officers who thought the character of Nina Cassidy was a good character.[10] She was replaced by Jeremy Sisto, marking the end of the program's only female detective.
[edit] Other Appearances
Govich guest starred as New Orleans District Attorney Lyndsey Swann in the 20th Century Fox Television show K-Ville: Now she can be seen as Assistant District Attorney Tracy Hunt on the new CBS TV series The Defenders.
[edit] Filmography
- Bad Behavior (2004) .... Alex
- Love Monkey (1 episode, "Pilot", 2006) .... Gabby
- In Love (2006) .... Maxine
- Conviction (13 episodes, 2006) .... A.D.A. Jessica Rossi
- Milena Govich: Conviction (2006) (V) .... Herself
- Rescue Me (16 episodes, 2005–2009) .... Candy
- East Side Story (2006) .... Sara
- Extra (1 episode, "22 September 2006", 2006) .... Herself
- New York 360° (1 episode, "Gotham's Greatest", 2006) .... Herself
- Law & Order (23 episodes, 2005–2007) .... Geneva and Detective Nina Cassady
- K-Ville (4 episodes, "Cobb's Webb", "Bedfellows", "Melissa" and "Boulet in a China Shop", 2007) .... D.A. Lyndsey Swann
- Psych (1 episode, "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It", 2009) .... Morgan Conrad
- Sordid Things (2009) .... Helen Little
- The Defenders (2 episodes, 2010)....A.D.A. Tracy Hunt
- A Novel Romance (2010) .... Jenny Sparks (post-production)
[edit] References
- ^ "Her parents, University of Central Oklahoma professor Marilyn Govich and the late University of Oklahoma professor Bruce Govich, were both performers and voice teachers, and they exposed their daughter to arts at an early age. Milena and her brothers, Mateja and Nikola, would frequently be in the house when her parents' doctoral voice students would show up for lessons."
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1773272/
- ^ [1]"Govich double-majored in performance and a premedical track at UCO, with minors in dance and violin. In 1997, two years before she graduated, she joined the Lyric Theatre ensemble, where she appeared in “Man of La Mancha” - her mother performed in a 1971 Lyric production of the same play."
- ^ Milena Govich, School of Music
- ^ [2]
- ^ broadwayworld.com: Milena Govich
- ^ Milena Govich at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ "She is married to David Cornue, a writer/composer, and is proud to talk about his musical “Smoking Bloomberg” which was selected for performance at the New York Music Theater Festival. Married nearly four years, they live in a small studio apartment, barely 400 square feet (37 m2)."
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1452761/
- ^ Sisto flashing Law badge | Entertainment | Reuters
