Career
Given the stage name Marrie Lee, she made her film debut at age 18, portraying the title character in 1978"s They Call Her Cleopatra Wong, a martial arts film about a female Interpol agent written and directed by Bobby A. Suarez. She reprised the role in 1979"s Dynamite Johnson, in which she was teamed up with the 10-year-old Singaporean tae kwon do practitioner, Johnson Yap, from Bionic Boy, a 1978 film written by Suarez, and The Devil"s Three, in which Cleopatra Wong leads an all-female team of crimefighters in the Philippines. Doris started her acting career when she was working as a receptionist in a nightclub and she answered a newspaper ad that asked "Are you smart, sexy and seductive?" The ad was placed by Suarez" Business activity statement Film Productions, which was looking for a heroine who could ride a motorcycle.
Her screen name, Marrie Lee, was created to capitalize on the fame of the late Bruce Lee.
She performed her own stunts, including jumping through a real glass window and dangling from a helicopter, and sustained many injuries, including a fractured left wrist. She retired from acting in 1985 and runs her own health-care company.
