Christel Adelaar was born on February 14, 1935 in Semarang, Semarang, Dutch East Indies as Christine Cornelia Thoma Adelaar. She was an actress, known for Pipo en het zingende zwaard (1960), Pipo en de Bibberhaai (1959) and Pipo de clown (1958). She was married to Henk Fokkens. She died on January 10, 2013 in Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.