Vlasta Janecková was born on July 2, 1934 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. She was a director and writer, known for Zlatovláska (1973), Popelka (1969) and Certuv svagr (1984). She was married to Petr Stepánek. She died on February 27, 2012 in Skvorec, Czech Republic.