Cathy Brenner

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Cathy Brenner

Background

Cathy Brenner is an 11 year old resident of Bodega Bay, California. Her mother is Lydia Brenner and her brother is Mitch Brenner. her father died four years ago.

During the events of The Birds (1963) played by Veronica Cartwright

Melanie Daniels goes to Mitch's house. She meets Cathy who thanks her for the lovebirds Melanie gave her and Mitch mentions how the chickens won't eat. Lydia calls Fred Brinkmeyer and he tells her that Dan Fawcett's chickens won't eat either. After dinner, Cathy invites Melanie to her birthday party the next day. The next day at Cathy's party, the kids are attacked by Seagulls, which then suddenly fly away. While they are about to have dinner, Lydia tries to get Melanie to leave and the house is attacked by sparrows. Afterwards, Deputy Al Malone comes to the house and thinks The Birds were just panicked. They tell him about the birthday party attack and he assumes the children disturbed The Birds. Lydia then goes to drop off Cathy at school.

Melanie runs into the school and tells Annie Hayworth about the large flock of birds and tells her they need to get the children to safety. Annie tells the children that live close by to go home, while the others go the nearby hotel. The kids run out of the school and The Birds start attacking them. One of Cathy's friends falls down and breaks her glasses and Cathy and Melanie help her inside a car. The Birds suddenly stop attacking and Annie brings Cathy to her house.

Mitch and Melanie arrive at Annie's house and find Annie dead outside. Cathy runs from outside the house and Mitch carries Annie's body back into the house and they get into Melanie's car and drive back to Mitch's house. A large flock of seagulls and crows attack the house and some start to peck through the front door. The power goes out and suddenly The Birds leave. Later, Melanie hears the sound of Bird wings and goes upstairs. She opens a bedroom door and goes inside the room and is attacked by Birds. She collapses and Mitch manages to drag her out of the room. Lydia and Mitch bandage her up and Mitch tells Lydia that they have to get Melanie to a hospital in San Francisco. Mitch slowly drives the car to the front of the house and he and Lydia help Melanie into the car. Cathy brings her lovebirds into the car and they slowly drive to San Francisco as they are surrounded by The Birds.