[2] After graduating, she spent one year in a regional theatre in Hradec Králové.

[3] In 1951, aged 20, she moved to the Prague's Vinohrady Theatre, where she spent her entire career.

[4] She got her first on-screen opportunity in the spy drama Smyk, directed Zbyněk Brynych.

She appeared in Every Penny Counts and Look Into His Eyes, and also worked with comedic director Zdeněk Podskalský.

She was the Goodwill Ambassador and President (2002-2011) of the UNICEF Czech Committee and, in 1999, tried unsuccessfully to run for the Senate representing the Civic Democratic Party.