Dolores Catania is an American Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Reality Television Personality on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. She lives in Haledon, New Jersey. ^[15]

Dolores grew up in Paterson, New Jersey. She started her career as a Corrections Officer and then trained to be a Surgical technician. ^[11] Dolores has since become a licensed realtor for 15 plus years at Premier Realty and most recently opened two Powerhouse Fitness Centers. ^[11] Dolores adopted two rescue dogs, Loli and Lola. Her philanthropy ranges from supporting the animal welfare non-profit, Onyx & Breezy Foundation, to advocating for Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital. ^[11] She had two children with her ex-husband Frank, but divorced him after she found out he cheated on her. Although they held resentment and anger towards each other immediately after the divorce, they have grown to have an amicable relationship with each other. ^[15] Together, they run businesses and he helped finance the renovation of her kitchen. ^[12] Their relationship has been a story line in the show, The Real Housewives of New Jersey. ^[14]

Dolors was supposed to be on the first season of RHONJ, but dropped out due to parenting responsibilities and disliking the producers' direction of painting her as the "single girl."

This paved the way for Danielle Staub. ^[15] She went on to join during the 7th season and continues to be a cast member of the show through season 8. ^[11] Dolores has a growing following on social media and as of September 2017, had over 11K likes on Facebook, over 26K followers on Twitter, and over 148K followers on Instagram. ^{[7] [9] [10]}