Griffiths was so perfectly cast for the series. She played every nuance of Brenda with utter believability. Heady, willful, super intelligent, vulnerable, sexual, determined, conflicted, constantly evolving .... For an Australian actress she sported not only a seamless American accent, but a standard, west coast California accent as well. To a T. I hope her fellow Aussies know how highly esteemed she was among Americans for her work in this series.
@atikker Good question! I guess both, but mostly how she died... just sitting in some nursing home still listening to Bill bitch about stuff. I always pictured her going out in a blaze of glory.
I feel bad for Brenda, her life is dominated by her brother and is kept in an incestous relationship with him and the last thing she does before she dies is listen to her brother complain.
Brenda, to me, is one of the most memorable characters ever on television. I loved her from the moment we met her in the pilot, and shared her triumphs and pain through the entire five seasons. A truly REAL human being. And, of course, all of this was possible b/c of the genius that is Rachel Griffiths.
Love this. Brenda was my favorite on Six Feet Under. She was so real and complex. I adore Rachel Griffiths. She is just simply amazing. Great song choice. Hope to see more of your videos soon :) xoxo
I knew too many "brendas" my whole life, people exactly like her, so she was nauseating for me to watch in the series but I grew to like her a lot nearing the end.
Oh my god, Rachel is an amazing actress. Brenda is near Ruth my favourite character from SFU, and she is the best female character I've ever seen on TV.
I didn't hate Brenda, but I didn't understand her. I understand that her parents were fucked up and made her resent her family and herself, but why did she pretend to love Nate and Joe? She clearly did not love them, she was always feeling smothered by them, yet she lied right to their faces and said she wanted to be with them.
i think she was fucked up just like her parents. she couldn't be with nate but she coudn't live with him neither, also nate sad: "when i'm not with lisa im missing her so badly, but when i'm with her i just her to gone" or somethink. sorry for my gramma if it's bad /a/
I need help from a fan of SFU! It's a Nate & Brenda argument over a book she is writing? the scene starts whenNate grabs Brenda's laptop and ends with him throwing a ring at Brenda? any help on season and or episode name/number???
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I guess it shows how different things appeal to different people, but my god Brenda was the worst thing about Six Feet Under. I loved the show with a passion, but whenever she was onscreen I'd want to mute it (I didn't for plot reasons only). She was annoying, stupid and I didn't think much of the actress playing her either. She ruined what was otherwise my favourite show at the time it was on. Yet she has fans. Strange, very very strange.
I know what you mean I couldn't STAND her character. It wasn't until the very end (when she started acting a little less self-absorbed) that I could even stand seeing her on the screen. People seem to love her but I've known way too many "Brenda's" in real life.
Brenda's character is so fucked up, and that's the reason why i love her so much... she is so flawed and yet so humane... At first i didn't like her that much, but she grew up on me. And Rachel did awesome job portraying her.
I agree Aron, and when you see her earlier Australian work, you realize how versatile she is....apparently she screen tested for the role of that psycho babe who dug David in season 1 and 2.
brenda was definitely my favorite character in the first two seasons, she was so interesting and smart... but then she became a minor character and the show wasn't as good. but that's just my opinion....
What a wonderful video! Thank you for taking the time to put it together.
Brenda was a wonderfully complex character. Someone called her "a bitch," but that's way to simplistic for all the layers that need to be peeled in this character study. Griffiths does an award worthy performance as the complicated Brenda.
Thank you all for your nice comments! This video was the one i had more work with among all the others I've done but im really proud of how it turned out :)
The most interesting aspect of Brenda's personality was the way she would deal with her relationship with her mother. She could not help being close to her.
I just got the box set and love it to death! I thought I was a lone. Great tribute. I love Brenda. I love all of them. what a great show. so well done. hated that it ended, but when it did, it was done very well.
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man, brenda is a bitch, sorry, but there is no better word to describer her. she is secretive, manipulative, manic, etc. etc.
this show is awesome, but her and her whole family just got on my nerves. i just felt so sorry for nate getting pull and pushed around by her. shes freakin ugly too
Brenda is the backbone of the series, just like all the other characters are. Without every aspect of her character being the way she was, bitchy or not, the show would not be what it was and still is. You saying that you hate Brenda is like saying that you hate Six Feet Under. And as for the ugly comment, thats completely irrelevant to anything. If you want a show filled with pretty, fake, superficial people, watch NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX.
yeah, i went off on her, i guess she is important moving the plot forward and stuff. im just pissed cause i just got to the part where she starts cheating on nate.
i always liked the episode "the secret" where brenda went to the swinger party with that hooker client of her's and fucked that orange county couple behind brenda's back. for some reason that episode makes me fuckin horny as hell
Thanks so much for honoring not only an exceptional actress but also one of the most realistic, best, deepest female characters ever created. This is the best show ever on TV.
What a great character... Brenda is so brilliant and smart that she can't be happy. Aguante Six Feet Under... sin Sopranos ya no quedan series asi de buenas para ver.
That was gruelling! So much sadness and angst. Though there were moments of great comedy. Does anyone remember the scenes in the first series where Brenda and Nate go funeral shopping to check out Fisher and Sons competitors. Classic quirky humour. Can someone post those scenes
Thanks for making this, Brenda was indeed the greatest character ever made!
Although I have to agree that you should've included more dialogue. She has so many great lines after all. If you updated this to include more speaking it would be amazing!
Very pleasing video of Brenda Chenowith, she's definitely one of my favourite "Six Feet Under" characters. It's a shame we only get to hear her speak in the beginning. Thank you anyway though!
Beautiful montage!
garfreed 3 days ago
Rachel Griffiths should have her own series as protagonist.
redsnake69 7 months ago 3
Brenda Cuntowith
yossihahatul 7 months ago
Griffiths was so perfectly cast for the series. She played every nuance of Brenda with utter believability. Heady, willful, super intelligent, vulnerable, sexual, determined, conflicted, constantly evolving .... For an Australian actress she sported not only a seamless American accent, but a standard, west coast California accent as well. To a T. I hope her fellow Aussies know how highly esteemed she was among Americans for her work in this series.
SylvanaForrester 9 months ago 3
Does anyone else hate how Brenda went out?
atikker 1 year ago
@atikker you mean how nate broke up with her in the third to last epesoide of the series or how she died?
austinap5 4 months ago
@atikker Good question! I guess both, but mostly how she died... just sitting in some nursing home still listening to Bill bitch about stuff. I always pictured her going out in a blaze of glory.
atikker 4 months ago
esta serie es la mejor que he visto!
chinaskys1 1 year ago
GRAN PERSONAJE Y GRAN CANCION, CADA VEZ QUE ESCUCHO ESTA CANCION PIENSO EN LA REALIDAD, LA VIDA COMO LA VEIA BRENDA
ricardocgonzalezi 1 year ago
there's a little bit of brenda in all of us.
thenameislex 1 year ago 3
@thenameislex True. We all are Brenda.
dandyaufpferd 7 months ago
Excellent choice for the song. Would love to see another with a song in the background. Brenda is amazing. :)
pendevil 1 year ago
My favorite character from the best TV series ever made, with one of my absolute favorite bands playing... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! :-)
superfatamusic 1 year ago
Love this, really well done. You gotta love Brendan and this are definitely highlights.
Brendan327 1 year ago
what a god damn tease. I wanna hear her not this music!!
dannlynch 1 year ago 3
I feel bad for Brenda, her life is dominated by her brother and is kept in an incestous relationship with him and the last thing she does before she dies is listen to her brother complain.
TheCreeperKid 2 years ago 3
I hated the character!! uggh!
Love Rachel Griffiths
beauhunnter 2 years ago
Brenda was my favourite character from the beginning. Then it's David then Ruth, then Claire towards the end of the series.
I liked Nate but he turned into such a jerk.
But I love all the characters, and I missed the Chenowiths as much as the Fishers.
Nice Video :]
13mathilda 2 years ago 7
Brenda, to me, is one of the most memorable characters ever on television. I loved her from the moment we met her in the pilot, and shared her triumphs and pain through the entire five seasons. A truly REAL human being. And, of course, all of this was possible b/c of the genius that is Rachel Griffiths.
mlc2005 2 years ago 25
@mlc2005 Don't forget Alan Ball, if it wasn't for him, there'd be no Brenda
PrincessPeach777 2 months ago
brenda was my favorite too and rachel griffiths is a great actress
bab5757 2 years ago 8
Hope you make more videos. This show was a CLASSIC!!
CharmedAngel2005 2 years ago 2
Love this. Brenda was my favorite on Six Feet Under. She was so real and complex. I adore Rachel Griffiths. She is just simply amazing. Great song choice. Hope to see more of your videos soon :) xoxo
CharmedAngel2005 2 years ago 7
From the pilot episode, always thought she was the most unusual and dynamic character. Great to hear her speak with her native accent!
adordunio1 2 years ago
my second fave character of the show... the first one is claire... love them *_____*
al91b 2 years ago 6
My two favorite characters too :)
DonShadi 2 years ago
Brenda is the only main character that appears to learn something from life
she is my favorite
pipolo1516 2 years ago 6
I knew too many "brendas" my whole life, people exactly like her, so she was nauseating for me to watch in the series but I grew to like her a lot nearing the end.
taurusred 2 years ago
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Brenda looks like Chris Crocker, and that makes me hate her even more than I have before.
IndecentAndDancing 2 years ago
como se llama la cancion?
Ricardo03051987 2 years ago
Heaven By Lamb
guin30 2 years ago
Oh my god, Rachel is an amazing actress. Brenda is near Ruth my favourite character from SFU, and she is the best female character I've ever seen on TV.
narvinek 2 years ago 3
in this part: 0:42 / 5:08,does anyone know how i can look it up,it never appears i i haven`t seen that episode
Munimuni29 2 years ago
I didn't hate Brenda, but I didn't understand her. I understand that her parents were fucked up and made her resent her family and herself, but why did she pretend to love Nate and Joe? She clearly did not love them, she was always feeling smothered by them, yet she lied right to their faces and said she wanted to be with them.
NachtPhoenix 2 years ago
i think she was fucked up just like her parents. she couldn't be with nate but she coudn't live with him neither, also nate sad: "when i'm not with lisa im missing her so badly, but when i'm with her i just her to gone" or somethink. sorry for my gramma if it's bad /a/
avadakedaver 2 years ago
I felt so empty when I finished this show. :s
Without a doubt, one of the best TV-shows ever! (Along with Dexter of course, which isn't over yet! ^_^) Michael C. Hall ftw. :]
Ikurun 2 years ago
My favorite character EVER!
Danaref 2 years ago 3
Brenda was the best woman in TV ever! Very unique and complex character. Plus, Rachel Grifiths is sexy.
belcanto87 2 years ago 6
I need help from a fan of SFU! It's a Nate & Brenda argument over a book she is writing? the scene starts whenNate grabs Brenda's laptop and ends with him throwing a ring at Brenda? any help on season and or episode name/number???
mish7399 3 years ago
Season 2 finale
dannyboyhighschizo 3 years ago
Heaven By Lamb
Album:What Sound[Released on october of 2001)
loved the clip btw...damn it..i miss brenda ..6fu ruled
PsYdReAmer89 3 years ago
what is the song ?
0zs9 3 years ago
Brenda, the best!!!!
juvijiber 3 years ago 4
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I guess it shows how different things appeal to different people, but my god Brenda was the worst thing about Six Feet Under. I loved the show with a passion, but whenever she was onscreen I'd want to mute it (I didn't for plot reasons only). She was annoying, stupid and I didn't think much of the actress playing her either. She ruined what was otherwise my favourite show at the time it was on. Yet she has fans. Strange, very very strange.
ClubBohemia 3 years ago
I know what you mean I couldn't STAND her character. It wasn't until the very end (when she started acting a little less self-absorbed) that I could even stand seeing her on the screen. People seem to love her but I've known way too many "Brenda's" in real life.
taurusred 3 years ago
brenda is also my favorite character in the show ... the best!
psykeeper16 3 years ago 13
I think she looked her best when her hair was longer in season 5 in 1:37. Sorry...don't know how to link to the time.
Herreken 3 years ago
you did it and i agree with you.
TrissFish 3 years ago
Don't joke about things like this, it isnt nice.
P.S. Brenda Rules!
Th22 3 years ago
Don't play with my emotions! Are they really going to make a new season???
nessa1111 3 years ago
thank you so much Murmalimel!!!!!
mianlalo 3 years ago
They're making a whole new season of this show....same cast
euphorichuman 3 years ago
No they're not! I call B.S.
TonyNewsome10690 3 years ago
Alright.....you'll see. It's a revised script.
euphorichuman 3 years ago
I guess we will see.
TonyNewsome10690 3 years ago
says who?
upenngirl18 3 years ago
Rachel Griffiths as Brenda is the best female character that has ever graced the small screen
polerew09 3 years ago 4
could anyone please help me to give me the song name of this video? thnks
mianlalo 3 years ago
Heaven by Lamb
MurmaliMel 3 years ago
She made the show for me. God I wish she was a real person, I would love to hang out with her.
checharrua 3 years ago 2
3:43 <3 <3 <3
cass1717 3 years ago
for some reason it is 3:56 for me
JLMettille 3 years ago
can we get the scene where she gives a kat a hj on the massage table
doucheberry 3 years ago
Brenda's character is so fucked up, and that's the reason why i love her so much... she is so flawed and yet so humane... At first i didn't like her that much, but she grew up on me. And Rachel did awesome job portraying her.
rory0 3 years ago 7
what episode is 1.17 where she's holding the wine glass? anyone know?
brendanmalin 3 years ago
Well at 1.17 shes not holding a glass of wine, there's a glass of wine in the table :) Is the first episode of the second season
catarinarr 3 years ago
@brendanmalin 1.16 to 1.17 it's her wedding in the first episode of the fifth season ;) if that's what you're talking about
suzu1002 1 year ago
whats the name of this song ? pleease.
Alyssasorockin 3 years ago
Lamb- Heaven
catarinarr 3 years ago
thankk you(:
Alyssasorockin 3 years ago
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You're stupid for not knowing that. Asshole.
MartianCactusFarmer 3 years ago
wooow, shuut up.
Alyssasorockin 3 years ago
hahaha oh my god.....why did you even say that?
alienrade 3 years ago
Brenda is the most intresting Tv carakter till now, and Rachel is an excellen actress!!!
Aron191 3 years ago 4
I agree Aron, and when you see her earlier Australian work, you realize how versatile she is....apparently she screen tested for the role of that psycho babe who dug David in season 1 and 2.
ih8tbush 3 years ago
brenda was definitely my favorite character in the first two seasons, she was so interesting and smart... but then she became a minor character and the show wasn't as good. but that's just my opinion....
Mexxico57 3 years ago 4
Vulnerable........ha the chick was a horn dog
terrenceh77 3 years ago
I love Brenda, so strong, intelligent, sweet, but also so vulnerable.
bababuba 3 years ago 7
What a wonderful video! Thank you for taking the time to put it together.
Brenda was a wonderfully complex character. Someone called her "a bitch," but that's way to simplistic for all the layers that need to be peeled in this character study. Griffiths does an award worthy performance as the complicated Brenda.
Again, great job!
SharonCobb 3 years ago 6
Thank you all for your nice comments! This video was the one i had more work with among all the others I've done but im really proud of how it turned out :)
catarinarr 3 years ago
Brenda was a fu**ing bitch (poor Nate)
Rachel Griffits, great actress.
caceresnikolay 3 years ago
Brenda had to be the most fucked up character ever! Rachel Griffiths is an amazing actress.
My favorite character was Claire. I loved her sarcasm.
unlikeavirgin 3 years ago
you love her orgasm
terrenceh77 3 years ago
LOL the first phrase she says sums up pretty much the whole character ^_^
razzingherr 3 years ago
my favorite show! it had the most complex flawed, real characters!I Miss it
chavela99 3 years ago
Great job. Who sings that song?
claudiag2 3 years ago
Hi... the song is "heaven", is a nice song, is from Lamb.
Great vid!!!
castulo1413 3 years ago
great great great as brenda
bab5757 3 years ago
nice job! :)
MeowPL 3 years ago
Shes my second favorite after Ruth.
My fav in the second season.
experimentalactor 3 years ago
Great montage, and a great ending. Brenda was probably my second-favorite character, after Claire.
FFVImaster 3 years ago
Wonderful editing and music. Brenda is my favorite character of the show too. Thanks a lot and congrats !
viejita25 3 years ago 3
The most interesting aspect of Brenda's personality was the way she would deal with her relationship with her mother. She could not help being close to her.
swaingles 3 years ago
she defines "fucked-up"
silencio40 3 years ago 3
I just got the box set and love it to death! I thought I was a lone. Great tribute. I love Brenda. I love all of them. what a great show. so well done. hated that it ended, but when it did, it was done very well.
ImAcartoon 3 years ago 4
Great Tribute - Thanks.
guydownes1967 3 years ago
She's so sexy at 1:49! I miss Brenda!!
OSURules2008 3 years ago 5
Brenda "a Light in the Dark", a complex and interesting woman. Thanks for sharing!
edwiwa 3 years ago 3
Rachel is the best and this show is amazing and your video is great:)
QueerSwede 3 years ago 5
I've got the five seasons on DVD and watch them over and over again.Brenda is such a great character.
Natefisher1985 3 years ago 4
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man, brenda is a bitch, sorry, but there is no better word to describer her. she is secretive, manipulative, manic, etc. etc.
this show is awesome, but her and her whole family just got on my nerves. i just felt so sorry for nate getting pull and pushed around by her. shes freakin ugly too
dancinsammon 3 years ago
Brenda is the backbone of the series, just like all the other characters are. Without every aspect of her character being the way she was, bitchy or not, the show would not be what it was and still is. You saying that you hate Brenda is like saying that you hate Six Feet Under. And as for the ugly comment, thats completely irrelevant to anything. If you want a show filled with pretty, fake, superficial people, watch NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX.
coopdig 3 years ago 4
yeah, i went off on her, i guess she is important moving the plot forward and stuff. im just pissed cause i just got to the part where she starts cheating on nate.
dancinsammon 3 years ago
Which time (LOL)
ClarenceFisher 3 years ago 2
Rachel Griffiths is a babe. Freak.
lshaw17 3 years ago 3
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Only a man would write something like this. Brainless bullshit in other words.
QueerSwede 3 years ago
OMG! Did someone just call Six Feet Under brainless bullshit :S
It's like, one of the most complex dramas ever written for television - no hesitation! What would you call complex then - Hannah Montana!?
Lehane90 3 years ago 6
Yeah :) its probably a little to deep for the teens
xXanxiusXx 3 years ago
Not Six fix under, the brainless bullshit was meant for the person who left what I called a "brainless bullshit" comment:) I adore six feet under.
QueerSwede 3 years ago
i always liked the episode "the secret" where brenda went to the swinger party with that hooker client of her's and fucked that orange county couple behind brenda's back. for some reason that episode makes me fuckin horny as hell
scutter28 3 years ago
Thanks so much for honoring not only an exceptional actress but also one of the most realistic, best, deepest female characters ever created. This is the best show ever on TV.
MrPogle 3 years ago 4
What a great character... Brenda is so brilliant and smart that she can't be happy. Aguante Six Feet Under... sin Sopranos ya no quedan series asi de buenas para ver.
pijasek 3 years ago
<3 characters that are flawed like Brenda :) 5 *'s!!!
farscape82 3 years ago
great job! me encanta esta actriz ^^
Tupisuis 3 years ago 2
nicely done... !
spinnersdomain 4 years ago
That was gruelling! So much sadness and angst. Though there were moments of great comedy. Does anyone remember the scenes in the first series where Brenda and Nate go funeral shopping to check out Fisher and Sons competitors. Classic quirky humour. Can someone post those scenes
theconstantlaunderer 4 years ago
i just posted it ;)
thanks
catarinarr 4 years ago
Thanks for making this, Brenda was indeed the greatest character ever made!
Although I have to agree that you should've included more dialogue. She has so many great lines after all. If you updated this to include more speaking it would be amazing!
bethm211 4 years ago 3
what is the song you used?
ryguy9991 4 years ago
Lamb- Heaven
catarinarr 4 years ago
Very great actress!!! I love her. The best of the show.
Gab29violon 4 years ago 4
Good job! Amazingly Great Character! I love her.
SoFuckingEmpty 4 years ago 2
Good Job! Amazingly Great Character...I love her.
SoFuckingEmpty 4 years ago
more comments about her views on life damn it! regardless, good video.
ASAManifesto 4 years ago
Very pleasing video of Brenda Chenowith, she's definitely one of my favourite "Six Feet Under" characters. It's a shame we only get to hear her speak in the beginning. Thank you anyway though!
brisbanesim 4 years ago 3
Thanks, cat, for letting me know you posted this. Good job.
iqfrenzy 4 years ago
Great video! ;)
frenchshoegal 4 years ago 2
great
bab5757 4 years ago