Marie Poledňáková (née Jandová, 7 September 1941 – 8 November 2022) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, and media entrepreneur.

[1] Poledňáková was born in Strakonice, the daughter of a university professor, and was raised in Nepomuk.

In 1961, dramaturge Jaroslav Dietl offered Poledňáková the position of assistant director at Czechoslovak Television.

She worked in that capacity for 10 years while also taking evening classes at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

In 1990, Poledňáková co-founded the joint-stock company FTV Premiera (now Prima televize), which received the first license for private television broadcasting in the Czech Republic.