Catherine Dasté

Catherine Dasté ; 6 October 1929 – 6 August 2026) was a French stage actress.

Life and career Born in Beaune on 6 October 1929, Dasté was the daughter of actor Jean Dasté and actress . She studied dramatic art at The Old Vic in London and married Graeme Allwright, with whom she had three sons: , Jacques, and Nicolas. In 1959, the family joined the . From 1985 to 1992, she was director of the . With the support of Françoise Dolto, she created the first for children at the . In 2010, she was a guest of honor at Oulipo. In the community, she was a supporter of the Contes Givrés de Bourgogne festival. In 2025, an exhibition was put on by Sorbonne Nouvelle University to "shed new light" on the impact she had on French theatre.

Catherine Dasté died in Ivry-sur-Seine on 6 August 2026, at the age of 96.