Who is Renata Klein in Big Little Lies?
Will NOT not be rich · The Monterey Five-ish
Renata Klein (Will NOT not be rich) is a character in Big Little Lies, part of The Monterey Five-ish. Renata Klein is the working mother of the group — CEO, board seats, a Palo Alto profile — and is despised for it with a cheerfulness Monterey reserves for women who have things. When her daughter Amabella comes home bruised and won't say who, Renata goes to war with the only weapons she trusts: lawyers, petitions, birthday-party blacklists. The series slowly converts her from antagonist to the Five's most operatic member — and gives her the second season's defining aria, delivered at her bankrupt husband: I will NOT not be rich.
When does Renata Klein first appear?
Renata Klein first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Somebody's Dead”) of Big Little Lies (2017–2019, HBO).
Who is Renata Klein connected to?
Relationships already established when Renata Klein first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Madeline Mackenzie — The petition wars
- Jane Chapman — The accusation on orientation day
Which group does Renata Klein belong to?
By the time Renata Klein appears, The Monterey Five-ish also includes Madeline Mackenzie, Celeste Wright, Jane Chapman, Bonnie Carlson.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Madeline Mackenzie — The force of nature with the grudge ledger
- Celeste Wright — The perfect marriage, behind closed doors
- Jane Chapman — The newcomer with the single-shot memory
- Bonnie Carlson — The zen wife at the top of the stairs
- Perry Wright — The charming husband — the closed door
- Ed Mackenzie — The steady second husband, taken for granted
- Nathan Carlson — The first husband, upgraded and unforgiven
- Ziggy Chapman — The new kid carrying his mother's question
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