Milena Govich

Birth Name:

Milena Govich

Birth Place:

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Profession

Actress, Director, Producer

She played the first female "Law & Order" detective in the history of the show
Graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with degrees in Performance and Pre-Med
Her first role after graduation was in the touring cast of "Cabaret," which she later joined the Broadway cast of as an understudy
Quote: "Most of my work centers around imagining my character's relationships with all of the other characters in the play․ I find that if I have a strong point of view about everyone I encounter in the script, things start to pop․"
Quote: "(On becoming an actor): "I don't think the passionate pursuit of anything is ever a waste․ Even if you never book a professional job, we all learn so much about ourselves through the journey․ And who knows where those lessons might take you․""
Best known for her role as Detective Nina Cassady in "Law & Order" and as Jenny Sparks in "A Novel Romance․"
Got her role on "Law & Order" after working with producer Dick Wolf on another show, "Conviction," which was cancelled after one season but proved her worth as an actor
To prepare for her role in "Law & Order," she took tai chi, firearms training, and received private training in firing a gun from her police officer relatives in Oklahoma

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