When Venus was a college student, she purchased at auction a book that contained an envelope with the address of famed writer Henry Miller.

[16][17][18] Miller's long-time friend and confidant, fellow novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell wrote in the introduction to Miller's book Dear, Dear Brenda that: "The role of Brenda Venus will keep its interest and importance also as a memorial of his last great attachment--an Ariel to his Prospero... She enabled him to dominate his infirmities and to experience all the Joys of Paradise.

He needed a lift in spirits... Brenda the Muse breathed life into her mortal charge and gave him reason to live.

Miller gave her focus and fine tuning and wrote Venus over 1,500 letters which amounted to four-thousand hand-written pages.

Her movie appearances include: Venus, a play about her life,[21] featured Olympic Gold Medalist Svetlana Khorkina in the title role.

[1][22] Brenda has been the subject of several artists besides Henry Miller, including painter Harold Frank,[23] photographer Ken Marcus, and former boxer Gary Dobry.