In the beginning of the '90s, she stood up against the regime of Slobodan Milosevic. As a result, her films and TV shows were not allowed to be played on national television.
Ranked #3 in Serbian newspapers "Vecernje novosti" in "Best Serbian
Actors & Actresses of XX Century" list. (December 2000)
In August 1994, she received Life Achievement Award "Pavle Vuisic" for
her roles in Serbian cinematography.
In 1971, while filming new year's film "Kako su se volele dve budale", Milena and Dragan decided to get married.
In 1963, she won the "Zlatna Arena" prize in Pula, Croatia for playing the role of girl Malena in "Prekobrojna".
On Decembar 2016, she received Life Achievement Award "Dobricin prsten"
for her roles in Serbian theatres.