She spent 10 years in prison for an attempt to illegally cross a border.

She started acting at age 16 when her high school professor Jindřich Honzl brought her to Liberated Theatre.

In 1951, she decided to emigrate after receiving a letter allegedly from František Čáp inviting her to West Germany.

Her actor colleagues Zdeněk Štěpánek, Karel Höger or Vlasta Fabianová petitioned the government to have her released.

After her release she continued to play in theatres and appeared in supporting roles in movies.