Her father, György Enyedi, was a geographer and economist who played a major role in the long-term development of regional science.

[7] In the beginning, Enyedi created conceptual art and was a part of Balázs Béla Studio[7] and the Indigo group.

[16] In 2018, she announced her next film would be an adaptation of The Story of My Wife, about a man who makes a bet with his friend to marry the next woman who walks into the café where they are eating.

[7] In April 2023, Ildikó Enyedi was announced as the president of Short Film and La Cinef jury at the 76th Festival de Cannes.

[19] Enyedi is married to author Wilhelm Droste,[20] has two children, and lives in Budapest and Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany.