Milena Govich
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Milena Govich (born October 29, 1976) is an American actress.
Biography
She was born in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, both of her parents, Bruce and Marilyn Govich,[1]are professors of music, Bruce worked at University of Oklahoma and Marilyn currently works at The University of Central Oklahoma. Milena Govich 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.[2] After graduation, Govich moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.[3]
Govich has appeared on Broadway, where her aunt Milica Govich is an actress, in the musical revival of Cabaret (joining the 1998–2004 production in December 2000). She performed the role of Lulu and understudied for the role of Sally Bowles. Govich also performed in the 2002 musical revival of The Boys from Syracuse and in the musical Good Vibrations. She has also appeared in several movies, including 2004's Bad Behavior, and 2006's In Love.
On television, Govich has previously appeared as Gabby in the pilot episode of CBS's Love Monkey, and as the prostitute/con-artist Candy in the series Rescue Me.[4][5]
On October 10th, 2008 Milena sang the National Anthem at the New Jersey Devils home opener at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Govich is married to David Cornue, a writer/composer.[6]
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. She became the first woman to play one of the two lead detectives in the series. Reuters reported on June 1, 2007 that Govich would be replaced from the long running show after one season. [7] She was replaced by Jeremy Sisto.
K-Ville
Govich guest stars as New Orleans District Attorney Lyndsey Swann in the 20th Century Fox Television show K-Ville.
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 (8 episodes, 2005-2006) .... Candy
- East Side Story (2006) .... Sara
- Extra (1 episode, "22 September 2006", 2006) .... Herself
- New York 360º (1 episode, "Gotham's Greatest", 2006) .... Herself
- Law & Order (23 episodes, 2005-2007) .... Geneva and Detective Nina Cassady
- K-Ville (4 episodes, 2007) .... D.A. Lyndsey Swann
- Psych (1 episode, "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It", 2009) .... Morgan Conrad
- Sordid Things (2009) .... Helen Little (post-production)
References
- ^ [1]"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. The young Milena and her brothers, Mateja and Nikola, would frequently be in the house when her parents’ doctoral voice students would show up for lessons."
- ^ [2]"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
- ^ broadwayworld.com: Milena Govich
- ^ Milena Govich at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_274010123 "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)."
- ^ Sisto flashing Law badge | Entertainment | Reuters