Amanda Brugel
Amanda Brugel | |
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Born | (1978-03-24) March 24, 1978 (age 46) Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | York University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Partner | Aidan Shipley |
Children | 2 |
Amanda Brugel (born March 24, 1978) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire (a suburb of Montreal), Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film Vendetta (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000), the slasher horror film Jason X (2001), the comedy film Sex After Kids (2013), for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Female Performance, the satirical drama film Maps to the Stars (2014), the independent drama film Room (2015), the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016), the drama film Kodachrome (2017), and the action thriller film Becky (2020).
Brugel starred as Lynnie Jordan in the Showcase soap opera Paradise Falls (2008), Michelle Krasnoff in the Citytv comedy series Seed (2013–2014), Marci Coates in the Space science fiction series Orphan Black (2015), Nina Gomez in the CBC comedy series Kim's Convenience (2016–2021), and Rita Blue in the Hulu dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present). In 2021, Brugel joined the judging panel of the second season of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race.[1]
Throughout her career, Brugel has received several accolades, including two Canadian Screen Awards for her work in Kim's Convenience and Canada's Drag Race,[2][3] and an ACTRA Award win and Canadian Comedy Award nomination for her performance in Sex After Kids.[4][5]
Early life
Brugel was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada.[6][7] Her mother is English, and immigrated to Canada, while her biological father, whom she never met, is African-American. Her mother would later marry a man of South Asian (or Southeast Asian) and of Jewish descent. He would adopt Brugel, and she has stated that she considers him her father.[8][9]
She started out as a dancer but quit when she grew to be taller than her partners.[10] She entered the renowned Theatre Program at York University with a Fine Arts talent scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000.[11]
Career
In 1999, Brugel made her acting debut in the HBO drama film Vendetta, alongside Christopher Walken.[12] In 2000, she had a role in A Diva's Christmas Carol, a Christmas television film starring Vanessa Williams, Rozonda Thomas, and Kathy Griffin.[13] She made her feature film debut as Geko in the slasher horror film Jason X (2001)[14] and starred in the horror television film Kaw (2007).[15]
Brugel appeared in guest or recurring roles in several television series, including Soul Food (2001), Wild Card (2004), Kojak (2005), Kevin Hill (2005), The Newsroom (2005), Paradise Falls (2008), MVP (2008), Saving Hope (2012), Flashpoint (2012), Nikita (2013), and Covert Affairs (2013).[12][15]
In 2013, she earned critical praise for her starring role as Vanessa in the comedy film Sex After Kids.[16] For her performance, she received an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Female Performance,[4] and a nomination for a Canadian Comedy Award.[5] From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Michelle Krasnoff in the Citytv comedy series Seed.[12][17]
In 2014, Brugel appeared in David Cronenberg's satirical drama film Maps to the Stars, alongside Julianne Moore,[18] and the crime thriller film The Calling, alongside Susan Sarandon.[19] In 2015, she portrayed Marci Coates in several episodes of the Space science fiction series Orphan Black.[20] That same year, she appeared as Officer Parker in the independent drama film Room, which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture.[18][21]
In 2016, she appeared in the superhero film Suicide Squad.[22] That same year, she began a recurring role as Pastor Nina Gomez in the CBC comedy series Kim's Convenience, for which she received the Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Comedy.[2] In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix drama film Kodachrome.[23]
Brugel had recurring roles as Sita Petronelli in the USA Network drama series Eyewitness (2016)[24] and as Sonia in the CBC comedy series Workin' Moms (2018), for which she was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy.[25]
Since 2017, Brugel has starred as a housekeeper named Rita, in the Hulu dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's acclaimed novel of the same name.[26] As a part of the cast, she has received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[27]
From 2019 to 2020, Brugel had a recurring role as Faith Hanlon in the USA Network teen drama series Dare Me.[28] In 2020, she appeared as Eugenia in multiple episodes of the TNT post-apocalyptic drama series Snowpiercer, which is an adaptation of the film of the same name.[29] Also that year, Brugel starred as Kayla in the action thriller film Becky.[25][30]
In 2020, Brugel appeared as a panelist on Canada Reads, advocating for Samra Habib's memoir We Have Always Been Here.[31] She successfully defended the memoir and won the competition.[32]
On June 29, 2021, it was announced that Brugel, along with Brad Goreski, would join the judging panel of Canada's Drag Race for its sophomore season after season one judges Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie announced their departures in March and June 2021 respectively. Alongside Goreski and main judge Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brugel served as a rotating judge with Traci Melchor.[1] The group of judges won a Canadian Screen Award for their work on the second season.[3] Before the third season, Brugel was removed from the panel, with no replacement given.
Personal life
Brugel has two children from her previous marriage to Marcel Lewis.[33][34]
In 2013, Brugel founded Brugs Army, a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the lives of women and children.[35][36]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Vendetta | Red Lantern Lady | TV movie |
2000 | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Olivia | TV movie |
2001 | Jason X | Geko | |
2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Waitress | TV movie |
Jack & Ella | Elizabeth | ||
2003 | This Time Around | Abby | TV movie |
Beautiful Girl | Connie | TV movie | |
2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Leslie Singer | TV movie |
A Question | - | Short | |
2005 | Devil's Perch | Secretary | TV movie |
2007 | Kaw | Emma | |
What If God Were the Sun? | Lupe | TV movie | |
2009 | The Death of Alice Blue | Amanda | |
2013 | Sex After Kids | Vanessa | |
Treading Water | Nurse | ||
2014 | Maps to the Stars | Star! Channel Interviewer | |
The Calling | Officer Vongarner | ||
2015 | Room | Officer Parker | |
Charming Christmas | Nadine | TV movie | |
2016 | Love's Complicated | Kate | TV movie |
Suicide Squad | National Security Council | ||
Sadie's Last Days on Earth | Detention Teacher | ||
2017 | Sometimes the Good Kill | Faith | TV movie [37] |
Kodachrome | Doctor | ||
2018 | Emmy | Emmy | Short |
2019 | Marie Celeste | Marie Celeste | Short |
2020 | Becky | Kayla | |
Flashback | Evelyn | ||
Sugar Daddy | Nancy | ||
2021 | Like a House on Fire | Audrey | |
He Murdered Sleep | Lady Macbeth | Short | |
2022 | Ashgrove | Jennifer | |
2023 | Infinity Pool | Jennifer | |
TBA | Sweetness | Marnie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Soul Food | Trixie | Episode: "Everything Is Unfolding Perfectly" |
Leap Years | Tamara | Episode: "#1.4" | |
Tracker | Uniformed Officer | Episode: "The Beast" | |
2002 | The 5th Quadrant | Cassandra Morgan | Episode: "Wild Animal King/Divining Miss M" |
2004 | Wild Card | Evelyn | Episode: "Queen Bea" |
Doc | Sheree | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" | |
2005 | Kevin Hill | Leanne Wheeden | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" |
The Newsroom | Nurse | Episode: "Latent Homosexual Tendencies" | |
Kojak | Theresa | Episode: "All That Glitters" | |
2006 | This Is Wonderland | Lucy Jamieson | Episode: "#3.9" |
G-Spot | Maureen | Episode: "Payne Killer" | |
Naked Josh | Toula | Episode: "Planned Parenthood" | |
2008 | MVP | Megan Chandler | Main cast |
Paradise Falls | Lynnie Jordan | Recurring cast: season 3 | |
2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Elize | Episode: "Looks Can Be Revealing" |
2010 | Life Unjarred | Kim | Episode: "Episode #1.4" & "#1.8" |
2011 | InSecurity | Amanda | Episode: "The Spy, the Friend and Her Lover" |
2012 | The Firm | DA Sonia Swain | Recurring cast |
Saving Hope | Lisa Rundel | Episode: "Contact" | |
Flashpoint | Trish | Episode: "Keep the Peace: Part 1" | |
2013 | The Ron James Show | Linda Lanning | Episode: "CCON Evolution" & "Truth, Lies and Spin" |
Warehouse 13 | Amy | Episode: "The Big Snag" | |
Nikita | Janet Malcolm | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" | |
Covert Affairs | Olivia | Recurring cast: season 4 | |
2013-14 | Seed | Michelle Krasnoff | Main cast |
2015 | Orphan Black | Marci Coates | Recurring cast: season 3 |
Dark Matter | Keeley | Episode: "Pilot - Part 1 & 2" | |
2016 | Eyewitness | Sita Petronelli | Recurring cast |
You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days | Kelly | Recurring cast | |
2016–21 | Kim's Convenience | Pastor Nina Gomez | Recurring cast |
2017– | The Handmaid's Tale | Rita Blue | Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2- |
2018 | Workin' Moms | Sonia | Recurring cast: season 2 |
2019-20 | Dare Me | Faith Hanlon | Recurring cast |
2020-21 | Snowpiercer | Eugenia | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
Canada's Drag Race | Herself/Judge | Guest: season 1, main cast: season 2 | |
2021-22 | Pretty Hard Cases | Det. Karina Duff | Recurring cast |
2022 | Sort Of | Gaia | guest star 3 episodes |
2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Lee Sloane | season 1 episode 3 "The Real Eve" |
2024 | Parish | Sister Anne | Recurring cast |
2024 | Dark Matter | Blaire | Recurring role, upcoming series |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | ACTRA Award | Outstanding Performance – Female | Sex After Kids | Won | [4] |
Canadian Comedy Award | Best Performance by a Female – Film | Nominated | [5] | ||
2018 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Handmaid's Tale | Nominated | [38] |
2019 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [39] | |
Canadian Screen Award | Best Supporting Actress, Comedy | Workin' Moms | Nominated | [40] | |
2020 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Handmaid's Tale | Nominated | [41] |
Canadian Screen Award | Best Guest Performance, Comedy | Kim's Convenience | Won | [2] | |
2022 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Handmaid's Tale | Nominated | [42] |
Canadian Screen Award | Best Guest Performance, Comedy | Pretty Hard Cases | Nominated | [3] | |
Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition (Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor, and Brad Goreski) | Canada's Drag Race | Won | |||
Best Host in a Web Program or Series (Shared with Steven McCarthy) | 2021 CAFTCAD Awards | Nominated |
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External links
- Official website
- Amanda Brugel at IMDb