Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire in Montreal's West Island is a small, quiet town. The West Island has a lot of diverse communities. Many who've never known about it may confuse it with a separate, west-facing island. Amanda Brugel is said to have been born on the West Island. But this isn't the truth. Brugel lived in Courtice, just outside of Oshawa. At the beginning of her life, she wanted to be professional performer, however an unexpected expansion of her body made it impossible. In an article that was published in The Toronto Star that she is 6'1" tall when wearing heels. Once I was bigger than any male partner, I stopped. A lot of former dancers go on into acting. In Brugel's case it was a nudge from an instructor in drama at high school which pushed her in the right direction. Her teacher encouraged her to try out as Anne in the school's annual production. She was the teacher who suggested that she take on a part in the annual school production. It was the Fine Arts Talent Scholarship led her to York University, where she was a theatre student and earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in the year 2000. Over the last 20 years, her work has been seen on the small and big screen. Her work gained most recognition when she landed her role as Rita in the acclaimed television series The Handmaid's Tale. Brugel was the character Rita in the Handmaid's Tale the series filming over 10 years ago.