Vlasta Janecková was born on July 2, 1934 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a director and writer, known for Strach (1956), Suburban Romance (1958) and O líném Honzovi (1977). She was previously married to Petr Stepánek. She died on February 27, 2012 in Skvorec, Czech Republic.