Amanda Brugel

(February 27 2010 (February 27, 2010 Toronto ON) Pointe Claire is a sleepy community on the part of Montreal named the West Island. People who aren't familiar with the name mistakenly believe that they are on the West Island extends westward from Montreal. It is actually the West Island includes everything westward of Montreal, including the town of Lachine. There is an argument that it was the birthplace of Amanda Brugel but while that is true, the time she spent at the island was infrequent. Brugel lived in Courtice outside Oshawa Ontario. Her first ambition was to become a performer, but she was able to outgrow her dancing partners. According to an article by Toronto Star, she revealed that, in her heels, she stood six feet and one inch tall. Once I had outgrown my male partners, I quit. The majority of dancers who have been ex-dancers now turn into acting. In Brugel's case it was the nudge of one of her drama teachers at the high school that pushed her into the right direction. It was her teacher who advised her to audition as Anne in the school's annual production. The teacher who suggested she pursue a role in the annual school production. This led to an Fine Arts Talent Scholarship at York University where she attended the Theater Program and earned an Associate of Fine Arts degree in the year 2000. Over the past 20 years her career has seen her appearing in a variety of TV and film productions. The most well-known role was Rita (shown beneath) on The Handmaid's Tale. Brugel, the only Canadian on the Season 1 actors of the series as well as appearing only on occasion, was the sole Canadian.