Amanda Brugel

Brugel is the sole Canadian participant in the Season 1 Cast. The actress was only seen on occasion. After Season 2, she began to be a regular part of the cast and is still part of it to this day. When discussing her role and the resemblances with her real life, beyond the screens In her interview, Brugel could share her personal experiences with discrimination based on race to the "Marthas" saying at times, "I use it, not just in her role within the home as Martha, but also in her role as a Martha however, I also very heavily lean towards race and as I've said the past, which includes experiences where you feel that I've felt like a victim for a variety of reasons, not just due to the color of my skin. I've never experienced physical abuse in real life because of my race. But I've certainly suffered verbal abuse. In the TV show I'll employ any variety of racist slurs or epithets that have caused me to feel as if someone hit me. "I often use this type of feeling throughout the show, since it's as if she's getting punched at least one time throughout the entire scene."