Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire, a quiet area located in the West Island of Montreal is what you might call a "sleepy" spot. For those who don't know, the West Island frequently think that it's a separate island somewhere west of Montreal although in actual fact, this part of West Island is home to anything and everything that is found in the City of Lachine west. Amanda Brugel was born there, but her time within the city was brief. Brugel lived in Courtice, just outside of Oshawa. She wanted to become professional, however due to her rapid increase in her height, she surpassed all of her dancing friends. In an article in the Toronto Star she admitted In heels I'm 6 feet 1 inch. After I outgrew my male companions, I stopped. The former dancers usually turn to acting, and Brugel wasn't an exception. An instructor in drama at her high school pushed her in the direction she wanted to go in. It was the teacher who recommended she take on a part in the school's annual production. The student tried it out, and ended up playing the character of Anne of Green Gables. It was her turn to be awarded a Fine Arts Talent Scholarship to study at York University's theatre Program in 2000. She graduated from the program in 2000, earning a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. Over the past 20 years she has had her appear in over 60 movies and TV productions. The most well-known role was Rita (shown in the video below) in the television show The Handmaid's Tale. Brugel was the only Canadian part of the cast on the show in the season 1 of the series. She was she was only seen on occasion.