Amanda Brugel

Pointe Claire is a sleepy area on the island of Montreal known as"the West Island. There is a West Island, which is frequently described as a separate "island" located west of Montreal by people who are unfamiliar with it, actually includes everything that is west of Lachine. Amanda Brugel is said to have been born on the West Island. However, her visit was very brief. Brugel began her life in Courtice just outside Oshawa. Her first ambition was to be a dancer, but a growth spurt meant that she literally outgrew her dance partner. In an article that was published in the Toronto Star that she was 6'1" tall while wearing heels. Once I outgrew my male companions, I stopped. A lot of former dancers go on to acting, and in the case of Brugel, it was the nudge of an instructor in drama at high school which pushed her to take a step in the proper direction. The teacher suggested that she take on a part in the school's annual production. It was a trial run and she was cast as the character on the show Anne of Green Gables. The show was a recipient of the Fine Arts Talent scholarship at York University, where she took classes in theatre and was awarded the Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 2000.