Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire, a quiet neighborhood in The West Island of Montreal is what you might call a "sleepy" area. It is the West Island, to those not familiar with it, is an extensive area that extends from Lachine to the west. Amanda Brugel was born there and her time in the city wasn't long. Brugel grew up in Courtice near Oshawa Ontario. Her early ambition was to be a dancer however a rapid growth rate meant that she literally outgrew the dancers she was with. In a recent interview with the Toronto Star, she confessed that "In heels I am 6 feet and 1 inch." After I surpassed my male counterparts at that point, I gave up. The Brugel is one of the former dancers that turned into acting. Her high school teacher school encouraged her into the right direction. Her teacher invited her to take part in an audition in a school production. Following a trial her options, she was eventually the main character in Anne of Green Gables. The show was granted the Fine Arts Talent Scholarship to take part in York University's Theater Program, where she graduated from the program in 2000, earning a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. Through the years since Brugel has been offered roles in more than 60 productions across the big and small screens. She attracted the most media attention after she was offered the role as Rita in the award-winning television series The Handmaid's Tale (pictured below). Brugel was the only Canadian part of the cast for the season 1 of the series and only seen occasionally.