Gwenlyn Cumyn is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer. Her notable projects include the web television series ''Barbelle'' and ''Slo Pitch''.

Personal life

Cumyn lives in Toronto, Ontario, and identifies as bisexual and queer. Cumyn is a graduate of the George Brown Theatre School. Cumyn has stated that it was in part due to a lack of quality queer representation that lead to the creation of her web series ''Barbelle''.

Career

As an actor, Cumyn has guest starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Forbidden: Dying for Love''. In 2014, Cumyn appeared as Phebe in the Canstage production of ''

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''. In 2015, she starred as Valentine in the feature film ''Chasing Valentine.'' She won the award for Best Actress in a Feature Film at the Milan International Filmmaker Festival for her performance in ''Chasing Valentine''. As a writer, Cumyn has worked on ''Barbelle'' (

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), co-created with Karen Knox, and ''Slo Pitch'', also co-created with Knox and J Stevens, as well the

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series, ''Homeschooled''. Cumyn co-wrote and starred in the short film ''Cons & Pros'' with Knox, which debuted on

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in January 2020.

Filmography

References

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