Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann (born January 26, 1951) is an American actress, designer, businesswoman.
von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was born in St. Louis, Missouri,[1][2] one of seven children of a wealthy lawyer.
After studying literature and psychology from 1969 to 1973 at Regis University in Denver, von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was a member of the drama studios of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1973 to 1974. von Fürstenberg-Dussmann began her career as an actress and model in Los Angeles.
Fürstenberg-Dussmann joined the supervisory board of the Berlin-based company Dussmann Group, founded by her husband in 1963, with over 60,000 employees worldwide.
[5] von Fürstenberg-Dussmann often spends time on the family estate in southern Germany.