The Czech actor has lent her talents to numerous productions for cinema, television and theater. Since appearing as Chani in Frank Herbert's Dune, Kodetova has given birth to a daughter. Among her credits are the short film Den Starkare ("The Stronger"), directed by Swede Minna Göransdotter. Kodetova's work in that film led to her being cast as Chani in the first Dune miniseries. She also acted in the Slovak film Rivers of Babylon, based on a best-selling Slovak novel; and Ucitel Tance ("The Dance Master"), directed by Jaromil Jires. Kodetova has tackled roles by scribes ranging from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams to Vaclav Havel, the former communist dissident-turned-Czech Republic president. She has starred in numerous productions for the Czech National Theater, Czech television, and the Czech and Italian cinema. Kodetova also regularly does radio work and voice-overs for films. Kodetova studied drama at the esteemed Prague Conservatory and joined the National Theater after graduation. She hails from a venerable family of thespians: She belongs to her family's sixth generation of performers. Her father, Jiri Kodet, has won two Czech Lion awards (the Czech equivalent of the Academy Awards) for his acting.

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