Jetty Paerl was born on May 27, 1921 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Henriette Nanette Paerl. She was an actress, known for The Eurovision Song Contest (1956), Nationaal songfestival (1956) and Redt een kind (1959). She was married to Cees Bantzinger. She died on August 22, 2013 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland.