Caterina Mete

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For her character in The Wiggles, see Caterina Wiggle.

Caterina Mete (born 10 September 1980) is an Australian dancer. She's been a Wiggly Dancer since 2003 and played the role of Dorothy the Dinosaur in Top of the Tots, Cold Spaghetti Western, Santa's Rockin'!, and LIVE Hot Potatoes!. As of 2021, she is currently one of the voice and suit actresses for Dorothy. She has also played the role of Officer Beaples.

In 2007, she first became a choreographer right after Leeanne Ashley left. Her nickname is "Cathy". She has a nephew named Anthony Caio and a niece called Julia Lanzetti. In 2022, she became the second red Wiggle alongside Simon in Fruit Salad TV. On February 26th 2024, she announced that she was pregnant with twin girls called Dolly and Gigi.

Wiggles Media Credits[]

Character Roles[]

Dorothy the Dinosaur (Suit: 2003-2005, 2012-2014, 2021-2022; Voice: 2012-2013, 2017, 2021-present)
Henry the Octopus (Suit: 2012-2014)
Caterina (Sailing Around the World, Here Comes the Big Red Car, It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!, Splish Splash Big Red Boat, The Wiggles Show!, Racing to the Rainbow)
Officer Beaples (2010, 2013-2021)
Caterina Wiggle (2021-present)

Television Series and Video Releases[]

Other Media[]

Albums[]

For a full list of songs written and arranged by Mete, see Caterina Mete Songs

Here Comes the Big Red Car - Vocals
Sing a Song of Wiggles - Vocals
It's Always Christmas With You! - Backing Vocals
Surfer Jeff - Co-Writer of "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party"
Celebration! - Vocals
Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! - Additional Vocals
Furry Tales - Co-Writer of "Uncle Noah Is Calling You"
Pumpkin Face - Vocals, Co-Writer of "Trick or Treat" and "Witchy-Woo, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh!"
Go Santa Go! - Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals
Apples & Bananas - Co-Arranger of "Fa La Ninna" and "Sur le Pont d'Avignon"
Wiggle House - Co-Writer of "Who's in the Wiggle House?"
Wiggle Town! - Vocals on "Come on Down to Wiggle Town" and "The Wiggletown Dancing Police Force"
Dial E for Emma! - Vocals on "Ballet Phone Call", "Prince Phone Call", "Irish Group Phone Call", "Optometrist Phone Call" and "Polka Phone Call"
Duets - Voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur
Halloween Party - Co-Writer of "Halloween Table (Nonna's Table)"
ReWiggled
Super Wiggles - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! - Co-Writer of "Caterina's Red Machina"
The Sound of Halloween - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Co-Writer of "Bubbles!", Song Arranger
The Best Of The Wiggles - Song Arranger
The Sound of Christmas - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Song Arranger
Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children - Co-Writer of "Wiggle and Learn", "A Square Has Four Sides", "You Can Find a Square Anywhere", "A Circle is Round", "What Has Three Sides? Triangle!" and "Shape Snakes", Song Arranger

Trivia[]

She was the longest-serving Wiggly Dancer before she became the second red Wiggle alongside Simon.
Caterina wrote songs with The Wiggles such as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party and Witchy-Woo, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh!.
Caterina is Anthony's next-door neighbour.
Caterina was a member of The Manzillas.
She replaced Tsehay as the second red Wiggle in Fruit Salad TV due to Emma's retirement.
She is of Italian descent.^[1]
She owns a dachshund named Marcel.^[2]
She used to be a cheerleader for Melbourne Storm.
In 2023, it was marked that she had been with The Wiggles for 20 years, starting in 2003.
She is the oldest female Wiggle in the current lineup.
On February 26th, 2024, Caterina announced that she is pregnant with twin girls, who were born in July 2024. This made her the first female Wiggle to become a parent.
- She is also the second Wiggle to become a parent with twin girls, the first being Lachy.

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