Brenda Chenowith (1969–2051) is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Rachel Griffiths. She is Nate Fisher's wife (formerly his long-time girlfriend).
Brenda was born on July 19, 1969. As a child prodigy, she was under the scrutiny of Dr. Gareth Feinberg and various psychologists who documented her behavior in a book called Charlotte Light and Dark. Being a genius, however, she would study the symptoms of dis...
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Brenda Chenowith (1969–2051) is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Rachel Griffiths. She is Nate Fisher's wife (formerly his long-time girlfriend).
Brenda was born on July 19, 1969. As a child prodigy, she was under the scrutiny of Dr. Gareth Feinberg and various psychologists who documented her behavior in a book called Charlotte Light and Dark. Being a genius, however, she would study the symptoms of diseases and feign them, to make Charlotte Light and Dark completely inaccurate. Her parents Bernard and Margaret were wealthy but dysfunctional psychologists while her brother Billy was a successful photographer, struggling with bipolar disorder. Brenda spent much of her life taking care of Billy and has struggled to build her own life outside of his illness. Billy had a strong fixation on Brenda's life, and their relationship at times bordered on incest. Brenda's first real love was Trevor (Tuc Watkins), whom she planned on going to Yale with...
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