A leading theatrical pioneer, she also appeared in film and television, and hosted talkback radio.
It was under her leadership that the company acquired its first permanent premises and performing space, and constructed the first La Boite theatre.
[7] She is the subject of a biography, Never Upstaged: Babette Stephens, Her Life and Times by Jay McKee, published in 2004.
Her funeral, held at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, was attended by around 500 people.
The speakers included Sue Rider, the immediate past Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre, and Matt Foley, Queensland's Minister for the Arts.