Viki, daughter of the central Popadić family on the hugely popular Bolji život television series, Vukićević's acting career peaked throughout the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s.

The exposure on Žikina dinastija, and especially regular appearances on Bolji život, led to more roles in Yugoslav movies such as the lead in Lutalica [sr] (also written and directed by Čalić), playing a beautiful small town Gypsy budding folk singer arriving in Belgrade to perform at a kafana in pursuit of a singing career.

In 2004, Vukićević joined the opposition Serbian Radical Party (SRS), a political organization whose leader Vojislav Šešelj had already been detained in The Hague for over a year, awaiting trial at the international criminal tribunal.

[4] Reportedly, Šešelj's personnel decisions following the election fiasco, such as naming Vjerica Radeta as the new party vice-president, precipitated the mass exodus from the SRS.

[5] During the early 1990s, Vukićević began dating the professional footballer Mitar Mrkela who played with Red Star Belgrade at the time.