Olga Scheinpflugová was born on 3 December 1902 in Slaný, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress and writer, known for Zena, která se smeje (1931), Sobota (1945) and Dobre situovaný pán (1939). She was married to Karel Capek. She died on 14 April 1968 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].