This is an accepted version of this page Brenda Bennett (born January 24, 1962) is a recording artist from Warwick, Rhode Island and is best known as a member of the American musical groups Vanity 6 and Apollonia 6.
Bennett started off as a member of a Columbia Records band called Ken Lyon and Tombstone, which toured with Mott the Hoople and Queen.
In both groups, Prince wanted to give Bennett the image of a bad girl—she smoked and had an attitude.
Bennett and group member Susan Moonsie had small parts in the 1984 film Purple Rain, which starred Prince.
Bennett appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on February 24, 2016.