Amanda Brugel

(February 27 2010 - Toronto ON) Pointe Claire is a secluded community in that part of the island of Montreal that is known as"the West Island. Many people unfamiliar with the word often think that it's an island that's to the west of Montreal but in fact the West Island is home to every aspect of Lachine west to the city of Lachine west. Amanda Brugel was born there, but her time in the city wasn't long. Brugel was a young woman living in Courtice Ontario just outside Oshawa. She wanted to become professional, however due to a rapid increase in her height, she outgrew all of her dancing partners. In an article that was published in The Toronto Star that she is 6'1" tall when wearing heels. After I surpassed my male counterparts, that's when I gave up. Brugel was one of many former dancers who shifted to acting. Her high school teacher school was the one who pushed her into the right direction. The teacher recommended that she take part in an audition for the annual school production. She was able to audition and be cast in the role of Anne of Green Gables. This led to the award of a Fine Arts Talent Scholarship at York University where she attended the Theatre Program and graduated with an Associate in Fine Arts degree in 2000. For the last twenty years, Brugel's work been featured on both the large and small screen. The most notable was her recognition when she landed her character of Rita on the award-winning TV show The Handmaid's Tale. Brugel was the character Rita in The Handmaid's Tale, a series that was produced over the course of ten years.