María Elena Döehring

María Helena Döering
Born María Helena Döering Monsalve
November 16, 1962
Occupation Actress and model
Website
www.mariahelenadoering.net

María Helena Doering (born November 16, 1962) is a Colombian actress and model.

Doering was born to a German-Bolivian father and Colombian mother. She studied in London and speaks fluent French, English, Italian and Spanish. She started her career as an actress by appearing in a Kolynos (toothpaste) commercial, and a commercial for Coffee Delight. At 13 years of age, she worked with some of the most important photographers of Cali (her hometown): Fernell Franco, Oswaldo Lopez, Micky Calero and Jaime Andres Orozco. In 1980 she traveled to Italy and stayed there for 13 years. In 1986 she was discovered by an Alfa Romeo executive while working as a translator at a Fiat event, and joined the Fashion Models Agency in Milan. Doehring appeared in 67 television commercials in five years and worked in Japan, Germany, Spain and France. In 1993, she was contacted by Julio Sanchez Cristo to star in La Maldicion del Paraiso in Colombia. She is now a successful actress in her home country.

Aside from acting and modeling, Doering also sings, but not as a professional. During her free time she likes to do floral arrangements, ride horses and read biographies and books about history. She is fascinated by Italian literature.

Filmography

Films

Telenovelas

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