Dorinda Medley

Dorinda Medley is a TV personality most known for her appearance on the popular Bravo series The Real Housewives of New York City. From Massachusetts, Medley attended University at Franklin & Marshall College before graduating in 1986. She later worked at Liz Claiborne in Manhattan. She also lived in London, where she launched a cashmere brand called DCL Cashmere.

In 2015, she joined The Real Housewives of New York City season 7 cast, and remained until season 12 in 2020. She went on to star in seasons 2 and 4 of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in 2022 and2025, respectively. Medley also appeared in season 3 of The Traitors, although she was the first to be eliminated.

Medley met her first husband, Ralph Lynch, in NYC — the pair were married from 1995 to 2005 and share a daughter, Hannah. Medley later married hedge fund advisor Richard Medley in 2005, who died in 2011. She then dated entrepreneur John Mahdessian for seven years until they split in 2019.