Cientje Cohen was a daughter of Levie Abraham Cohen and Sophie Canter.
Haags Gemeentearchief, overlijdensakte Cientje Cohen (1953, C 70)
Cientje Spoor-Cohen used the stage name Cécile Carelsen. At first she acted with an amateur theatre. In 1893 she made her professional debut in Belgium. From 1900 she acted in the Netherlands but made occasional guest appearances on stage in Belgium. She went on four tours of the Netherlands Indies.
She acted with various companies: Tivoligezelschap (1899-1901), Haarlemsch Tooneel (1903-1906), Hollandsch Toneelgezelschap (1906-1908), Het Toneel (1910-1913), Vereenigd Tooneel (1925-1926), Nederlandsch-Indisch Tooneel (1928-1931), Haagsch Tooneel (1931-1932), De Rotterdammers (1933-1934), Het Vaderlandsch Tooneel (1933-1934), Vereenigd Rotterdamsch-Hofstad Tooneel (1934-1935).
Cientje Cohen's first husband was Jacob de Jong. Later she married Henri Spoor. A daughter from Cientje Cohen also became a well-known actress.
Piet Hein Honig (samensteller), Acteurs- en kleinkunstenaarslexicon. 3200 namen uit 100 jaar Nederlands toneel (Heino/Diepenveen, 1984) 158
There are photos of Cientje Cohen in the Amsterdam Archives, Beeldbank. She can be found if you use her stage name.