Dolores Rice was born around the end of the 1970s. She was raised in Dublin, Ireland. She and her parents later relocated to the United States, where she spent her youth. Rice is also of American descent and Irish ancestry. In terms of schooling, Dolores enrolled in the Ecole Florent School in Paris, France in 1993.
In 1994, she obtained a diploma in acting. From 1993 to 1994, she attended Sorbonne University.
Rice graduated from University College Dublin in 1995 with a BA in Philosophy and French. She later attended Goldsmiths College, University of London, England, where she earned an MA in Philosophy, Theatre, and Performance in 1997.
