28 Facts About Brenda Chenowith

1.

Brenda Jacinta Chenowith is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Rachel Griffiths.

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2.

Brenda Chenowith was first introduced in the pilot, and remained until the series finale.

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3.

Also during her childhood, Brenda Chenowith was discovered to have an IQ of 185, and, as a result, was the subject of a study by psychiatrist Gareth Feinberg, published as the best-selling book Charlotte Light and Dark, a book that would repeatedly haunt Brenda Chenowith throughout her life.

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4.

At one point in her life, Brenda Chenowith planned on attending Yale University, but opted to remain at home in California and attend UCLA when her troubled brother, Billy, ostensibly attempted suicide.

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5.

Brenda Chenowith is first seen exiting the Los Angeles airport with Nate Fisher.

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6.

Brenda Chenowith is a shiatsu "massage therapist", operating out of her home.

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7.

Sex with Nate has all but subsided when Brenda Chenowith begins a friendship with a client who is a prostitute.

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8.

Brenda Chenowith finds herself inspired by her new friend and eventually performs a handjob on one of her clients.

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9.

Brenda Chenowith is next seen returning to Los Angeles after a lengthy absence.

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10.

Brenda Chenowith makes amends with Nate, but discovers that he is married to Lisa.

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11.

Later, Brenda Chenowith's father dies of cancer, three months after being diagnosed.

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12.

Brenda Chenowith is staying with her mother, but soon moves in with Billy, then quickly departs when he attempts to kiss her.

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13.

Brenda Chenowith begins a friendship with Joe, a neighbor at her new apartment complex.

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14.

Brenda Chenowith reverts to old habits when she begins sleeping with Nate out of fear of committing to Joe.

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15.

Brenda Chenowith admits to sleeping with another man to Joe, and the two attempt to stay together despite Brenda's infidelity.

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16.

Brenda Chenowith soon becomes pregnant, but miscarries the day before her wedding to Nate.

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17.

Brenda Chenowith opts to continue with the wedding, but soon begins to have doubts if she will ever be able to have the normal family she desires, due to her past indiscretions.

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18.

Nate pressures Brenda Chenowith into having an amniocentesis and if the results are positive, considering an abortion, but Brenda Chenowith resists.

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19.

Brenda Chenowith goes into a coma, but wakes up with Brenda at his side.

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20.

Brenda Chenowith seems to be doing better, and breaks up with Brenda, most likely with the intention of beginning a relationship with Maggie.

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21.

Brenda Chenowith dies before he leaves the hospital, leaving Brenda pregnant and alone.

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22.

Brenda Chenowith soon feels uncomfortable with the incestuous overtones of their relationship and asks him to leave.

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23.

Brenda Chenowith gives birth to a premature baby girl, Willa Fisher Chenowith, who eventually grows healthy enough to leave the hospital.

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24.

Brenda Chenowith later becomes a professor and scholar, particularly in the development of gifted children.

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25.

Brenda Chenowith marries a man named Daniel Nathanson and has another child, Forrest Nathanson.

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26.

Brenda Chenowith seemingly remains close friends with Claire Fisher throughout her life.

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27.

Brenda Chenowith dies at the age of 82 in 2051 of natural causes, suffering from early signs of Parkinson's disease.

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28.

Brenda Chenowith remained an open, outspoken atheist throughout the entirety of the series.

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