Born on 13 December 1930 in Kaunas.
In 1950 graduated from Vilnius Salomeja Nėries High School. 1950-1955 studied journalism at the Faculty of History and Philology of Vilnius University. In 1955-1966 she worked in the editorial office of the magazine "Jaunimo gretos" as a literary worker and later as the head of the Literary Department. Since 1966 she has been devoted to her creative work. In 1948-1958 she was a member of the women's volleyball team. Her work has been translated into English, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Moldavian, Hungarian, Latvian and other languages.