Amanda Brugel
Pointe Claire resides in a uninhabited area of Montreal Island known as West Island. Many people who don't know about the place mistakenly think that they are on the West Island extends westward from Montreal. In fact, this is not the case. West Island includes everything westward of Lachine. Lachine. Amanda Brugel was born there and her time there was short. Brugel lived in Courtice outside Oshawa Ontario. In her early years she hoped to become a performer but an unexpected increase in her height made it difficult. In an interview with Toronto Star, she confessed that "In heels, I'm 6 feet 1 inches." Once I was bigger than my male counterpart, I stopped. Some former dancers switch to acting, and in Brugel's case it was a nudge from a high school drama teacher who pushed her in the right direction. She was encouraged to try out for roles in the school's production. After trying out the role, she was chosen as the leading lady of Anne of Green Gables. It was ...