[2] Doria was working at an automotive office when one day in 1976 she accompanied her actress friend Nympha Bonifacio to the set of her film The College Girls.
Impressed, Borlaza wanted to add her to more scenes, but she had already left the set due to her office job.
[1] In 1977, Doria appeared in such movies as Elektrika Kasi, Eh!, Tisoy!, Babae!, Iligpit Si Pretty Boy, and Burlesk Queen, starring Vilma Santos and Rosemarie Gil, among others.
[5] She also gave an excellent performance that year in the film Mga Munting Tinig, in which she played a school principal.
[11] In 2017, she finally got her first lead role in the film Paki, in which she played Noel Trinidad's wife of 50 years.
[14] In 2022, she launched the digital show Didi Serye on her social media accounts in which she informed viewers about facts on the Martial Law era.