Caterina Mete

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 ==
=== Albums ===
* 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 - Co-Writer of "Bubbles!", Co-Arranger of "Halloween Five Finger Family", "Five Little Ghosts", "Five Little Pumpkins", "Halloween Baby Shark", "Anthony Rowley", "Old MacDonald's Halloween Farm" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
* The Best Of The Wiggles - Co-Arranger of "Hokey Pokey", "Apples and Bananas", "Five Little Monkeys", "Bluebird", "Baby Shark", "Where Is Thumbkin" and "Open, Shut Them"
* The Sound of Christmas - Song Arrangements
=== Television Series and Video Releases ===
* Wiggle and Learn
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
* Sing a Song of Wiggles
* The Kingdom Of Paramithi
* Baby Antonio's Circus
* The Wiggles Go Bananas!
* The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
* Hot Poppin' Popcorn
* Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010 video)
* Let's Eat!
* Series 3 of Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
* Ukulele Baby!
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
* It's Always Christmas With You!
* Surfer Jeff
* Celebration!
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
* Taking Off!
* Furry Tales
* Series 1 and 2 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
* Pumpkin Face
* Go Santa Go!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014 video)
* Apples & Bananas
* Wiggle House
* Rock & Roll Preschool
* Emma! (TV Series 1)
* The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
* Wiggle Town!
* Wiggle Town! (TV Series)
* Lachy! (TV Series)
* Dial E For Emma!
* Dance Dance!
* Nursery Rhymes
* Wiggle Around Australia
* Duets
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)
* Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!
* The Best of The Wiggles
* The Wiggles Reunion Show
* The Emma! & Lachy! Show
* Nursery Rhymes 2
* Wiggle Pop!
* The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!
* Emma! (TV Series 2)
* Party Time!
* The Wiggles' World
* Halloween Party
=== DVD Bonus Features/Documentaries ===
* On The Road With The Wiggles (2008)
=== Other ===
* Wiggle Treats!
== 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.
* She owns a dachshund named Marcel.
* 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.