Tereza was born in 1988 in Trnava, grew up in Bratislava, and now lives and studies in Prague. She studied at Charles University in the Faculty of Humanities and at the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. She received a bachelor's degree in documentary film and is now completing her final year in the field of "feature film directing".

At the age of twenty she made her documentary debut with the film "Jesus Is Fine", created in co-production with HBO; the film was shown at several festivals and released in cinemas in the Czech Republic. She has made several documentaries for Czech Television and RTVS. In addition to directing, she was a screenwriter and host of the music program Knock Out on Óčka, which covered the alternative club scene.

She also works as an actress, playing leading roles in several feature films ("Little Celebrations", "Tango with Mosquitoes", "Balls", "10 Rules for Getting a Girl").