Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire, a quiet neighborhood in The West Island of Montreal is what you might call a "sleepy" area. The people who aren't familiar with this term tend to think there is a separate island to the west of Montreal However, in reality this part of West Island is home to every aspect of Lachine west to the City of Lachine west. Many times, it is credited as being the place of birth for Amanda Brugel but while that may be true, her time there was not long. Brugel grew in Courtice located just outside of Oshawa. Her first ambition was to be a dancer. Then, a growth spurt caused her to outgrow her dance partners she had. In an article written by the Toronto Star that she is 6'1" tall, even when she wears heels. When I surpassed any male partner and stopped dancing, I quit. Some former dancers switch into acting. In the case of Brugel, it was the nudge of an instructor in drama at high school which encouraged her to go in that direction. Her teacher invited her to try out for roles in her school's production. She was chosen to play the lead character for Anne of Green Gables after she auditioned for. This led to an Fine Arts Talent Scholarship at York University where she attended the Theatre Program and graduated with an Associate of Fine Arts degree in the year 2000. In the last 20 years, the roles played by Brugel on TV and the big screen have been varied. Her role as Rita in the award-winning show The Handmaid's Tale was her most notable. Brugel, the only Canadian of the Season 1 cast of the show as well as appearing only on occasion, was the only Canadian.