[2] Pertile was born on November 23, 1941, in Whittier, California, and grew up in Indiana and Illinois.

[3] Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she became a contract player with Universal Pictures and had guest spots on several TV shows.

During the second season of the Playboy's Penthouse TV series (1960–61), Pertile became a regular cast member.

[5][better source needed] She also had a daughter, Christi, by actor Peter Brown.

[6] According to The Playmate Book, Pertile died on November 28, 1997, aged 56,[1] in Lake Arrowhead, California, from complications following heart surgery.