Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire (February 27, 2010 until Toronto ON). Pointe Claire is an unassuming community located in the West Island, which is part of Montreal's island. Many people unfamiliar with the word often think that it's a separate island somewhere to the west of Montreal However, in reality the West Island is home to everything from Lachine west to the City of Lachine west. It is often cited as the location of birth of Amanda Brugel but while that may be true, her time there was short. Brugel became a woman of a certain age living in Courtice Ontario just outside Oshawa. When she was a child she wanted to be professional performer, however an unexpected increase in her height made it difficult. In an article published by Toronto Star, she revealed that she wore heels and was 6 foot 1 inches tall. As I grew older than my male friends, I quit. Numerous former dancers choose to become actors. In Brugel's case it was the guidance from her drama teacher at her high school which pushed her to take the step she needed. She was a teacher at the time who advised her to take on a part in the school's annual production. She auditioned and was cast as Anne of Green Gables. When she was awarded the Fine Arts Talent Scholarship, she enrolled in York University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the year 2000. For the past twenty years, her roles on TV and the big screen have been numerous. Her role as Rita from the award winning series The Handmaid's Tale was her most memorable. Brugel was the sole Canadian actor in Season 1 of the series and only appeared on occasion.