Milena Govich (/ˈɡoʊvɪtʃ/ GOH-vitch;[1] Serbian: Милена Говић) (born 1976 or 1977[2]) is an American actress, director, singer, dancer, and musician, best known for portraying NYPD Detective Nina Cassady on the television series Law & Order.

[9] 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 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.

Govich played the part of Jessica Rossi on the short-lived 2006 NBC legal drama Conviction, created by Dick Wolf.

The day after that show was cancelled, Wolf invited her to join the cast of Law & Order for the 17th season,[13] which premiered on September 22, 2006.

[14] Govich was one of eight filmmakers selected for the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, mentored by Paul Feig.

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