Amanda Brugel

(February 27 2010 - Toronto ON) Pointe Claire is a quiet community located on this part of the island of Montreal that is known as the West Island. People who don't understand 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 is said to have been born on West Island, although this isn't the truth. Brugel grew to be a woman of a certain age in Courtice Ontario, outside Oshawa. She had a dream to dance but an increase in her height meant that she literally outgrew her dance partner. In an article in The Toronto Star she admitted In heels, I'm 6 feet one inch. Once I was bigger than the size of my male companion and stopped dancing, I quit. Former dancers often turn into acting. In the instance of Brugel,, it was the result of a recommendation from her drama teacher. She was a teacher at the time who advised her to take on a part in the annual school production. The school's production was a success and she was selected to play the main character for Anne of Green Gables after she tried out. The show led her to receive a Fine Arts Talent Scholarship from York University. In 2000 she earned her BA in Fine Arts at York University. Since then, Brugel has been performing in over 60 plays, large and small. One of the most memorable was when she landed Rita's role in The Handmaid's Tale. Brugel was the sole Canadian of the Season 1 The Handmaid's Tale cast and only seen occasionally was the sole Canadian.