Milena Govich

Milena Govich ( ; Serbian: Милена Говић) (born October 29, 1976) is an American actress, director, singer, dancer, and musician, who may be best known for portraying Detective Nina Cassady for one season on Law & Order (2006–2007). were professors of music: her father at the University of Oklahoma and her mother 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 such as Law & Order in a recurring role of Trial Judge Leanne Dreben since 2022.

Milena graduated from Norman High School in 1995 as valedictorian of her class. She followed her academic parents by graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1999 once again graduating valedictorian with a double-degree in performance and pre-medical studies, and a minor in dance and violin. After graduation, Govich moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Career 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. Govich also performed on Broadway in the 2002 musical revival of The Boys from Syracuse and in the musical Good Vibrations.

On television, Govich first gained national attention in the United States as Gabby in the pilot episode of CBS' Love Monkey, then as the prostitute/con-artist Candy on Rescue Me. She was in the lead cast of the Dick Wolf-produced series Conviction, a short-lived mid-season replacement in early 2006. Wolf immediately brought her back, in the 2006–2007 season, as Detective Nina Cassady in the main cast of his flagship series, Law & Order. She and her on screen partner, Jesse L. Martin as Det. Ed Green, were both replaced for the following season as part of the regular changes on the long-running series.

She has been featured or recurred on numerous other television shows: as New Orleans District Attorney Lyndsey Swann in the 20th Century Fox Television show K-Ville; as Assistant District Attorney Tracy Hunt on the CBS series The Defenders; and as Regina Turner on Make It or Break It.

She played a leading role on the MTV drama, Finding Carter.

Govich has also appeared in several films, including 2004's Bad Behavior, 2006's In Love, 2009's Sordid Things, 2011's A Novel Romance, starring opposite Steve Guttenberg, and Lucky Number, starring opposite Method Man.

Directing Govich was one of eight filmmakers selected for the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, mentored by Paul Feig. Her directorial debut short film, Temporary (which gained her acceptance into AFI) has won multiple awards on the film festival circuit.

Her short film, Unspeakable, written by David Cornue, served as an episodic proof of concept for a one-hour TV drama, also written by Cornue. As of May 2020, it remains unreleased.

Twelve years after leaving Law & Order, Govich reunited with Wolf as a director and co-executive producer for his CBS series FBI.

Personal life Govich is married to David Cornue, a writer, composer and film producer.

On October 10, 2008, Govich sang the U.S. national anthem at the New Jersey Devils home opener at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. She has also appeared twice on tour as a guest performer with Taiwanese pop star Fei Xiang.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director Year Title Notes 2018–2023 Chicago Med 8 episodes 2019 The InBetween Episode: "Kiss Them for Me" 2019, 2021 Chicago Fire 2 episodes 2019–2026 FBI 8 episodes 2021 The Equalizer Episode: "Shooter" 2021–2025 FBI: Most Wanted 9 episodes 2022 Good Sam Episode: "The Griffith Technique" 2022–2025 Law & Order 6 episodes FBI: International 4 episodes 2023–2024 Law & Order: Organized Crime 2 episodes2026 Chicago P.D. Episode: "Restored" CIA Episode: "Forbidden Eye"