In 1959 she was engaged in the Prague cabaret Semafor, where she took part in most performances as an actress and singer until the early 1960s.

She also became known with her songs in many radio and television competitions, sometimes in a duo with the singer Josef Zíma.

Later, she was involved in the drama and theater group Divadelní společnost Josefa Dvořáka of former Semafor employee Josef Dvořák.

[2][3] In the Semafor, Filipovská took part in the following performances:[3] In Filipovská's first stage play in Semafor she sang, among other things, the song Včera neděle byla (Yesterday was Sunday), which was released as a single in 1960 and became the best-selling record of the Supraphon label for many years (only in the first year after its release, almost a quarter sold a million units, which was an enormous number for small Czechoslovakia).

[3] Her other achievements during her time at the Semafor included Barvy – Laky, Betty, Pozvání, Proč se lidi nemaj rádi, Kapitáne, kam s tou lodí, Purpura, and Zpěv ptačí.