Amanda Brugel

(February 27th of 2010 to Toronto ON) Pointe Claire is a sleepy community on that part of the island of Montreal called"the West Island. A lot of people who aren't aware of the name mistakenly believe that they are on the West Island extends westward from Montreal. It is actually it is the West Island includes everything westward of Lachine. Lachine. Amanda Brugel's birthplace is frequently mentioned, but her brief time in the city wasn't. Brugel became a young woman in Courtice Ontario just outside Oshawa. She initially wanted to be an actor, however, after a rapid growth spurt her partners could no longer dance with her. In an article published by Toronto Star, she revealed her height in heels as six feet and one inch tall. Once I surpassed all my male partners and stopped dancing, I quit. Many former dancers turn into acting. In Brugel's situation, it was a nudge from the drama instructor at her high school that encouraged her to go in that direction. The teacher who suggested she take on a part in the school's annual production. The school's production was a success and she was selected to play the principal part of Anne of Green Gables after she tried out. The show led her to receive an Fine Arts Talent Scholarship at York University where she attended the Theatre Program and earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the year 2000. Over the past 20 years that followed, Brugel has landed roles in more than 60 productions across the big and small screens drawing the most interest when she was offered the role of Rita in the award-winning show The Handmaid's Tale (pictured below). Brugel was the character Rita in The Handmaid's Tale which was produced over the course of ten years.