In 1997, she won the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress in Nejasná zpráva o konci světa.

Born in Prague in 1979, she is the daughter of a Czech mother and Syrian director Michel Issa.

Her notable film appearances are in Indian Summer (1995), The Mists of Avalon (2001), Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003), and Surviving Life (2010).

She also played a short role in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008).

[3] Her noteworthy TV appearances are in No Problem (1997), Joan of Arc (1999), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), and Operace Silver A (2007).