Cindy Ellis was born on 14 July 1926 in London, England, UK. She was married to Herr Asal. She died on 28 May 2023 in Gambach, Münzenberg, Hesse, Germany.
At the age of six, she took violin and piano lessons. After school, she studied at the Frankfurt University of Music, where she concentrated on the harp until the age of 18.