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) in which she was awarded an ACTRA Award for Best Female Performance, the satirical comedy film Maps to the Stars (2014) as well as the independent drama film Room (2015), the independent drama Room (2015), the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016) and the action film Kodachrome (2017) as well as the action thriller film Becky (2020).Brugel played Lynnie Jordan on the Showcase soap opera Paradise Falls (2008), Michelle Krasnoff in the Citytv comedy series Seed (2013-2014), Marci Coates in the Space science fiction show 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 for the second season of reality show series Canada's Drag Race.Throughout her career, Brugel has received several awards, including two Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in Kim's Convenience and Canada's Drag Race, and an ACTRA Award win and Canadian Comedy Award nomination for her performance in Sex After Kids.
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