Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire resides in a quiet area of Montreal Island known as West Island. Many people unfamiliar with the word tend to think it's a separate island somewhere in the west of Montreal but in fact this part of West Island is home to every aspect of Lachine west to the City of Lachine west. Amanda Brugel grew up on the West Island, and it is frequently called her birthplace. But she only resided there for a very short duration. Brugel was an aspiring young lady in Courtice Ontario just outside Oshawa. The first goal she had was to be a dancer but a growth spurt led to her growing beyond the dancers she was with. In an interview with Toronto Star, she confessed that "In heels I am 6 feet, 1 inch." When I reached the height of my male counterparts then I stopped. Numerous former dancers choose to become actors. For Brugel, it was the encouragement of her drama teacher at high school that led her to the path she required. The teacher encouraged her to take part in an audition in the school's production. The teacher who suggested she go after a role in the school's annual show. It led to her receiving the Fine Arts Talent Scholarship from York University. In 2000 she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University. In the last 20 years, her roles in the world of television and on the screen have been varied. Her role as Rita from the award winning show The Handmaid's Tale was her most famous. Brugel was the sole Canadian actor for Season 1 of the show and was not seen much.