Heidi Lynch is a

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actress, most noted as a co-creator and co-star of the web series ''

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''."UWindsor grad Heidi Lynch draws from real life with show Avocado Toast"

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Windsor, February 6, 2022. A graduate of the

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, Lynch first met her collaborator Perrie Voss in 2015 when they acted together in a production of Peter Colley's play ''The Ghost Island Light''.Eric Volmers
"Calgary-based creator explores friendship, anxiety and growing pains in Season 2 of Avocado Toast"
''

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'', October 13, 2022. Lynch had recently come out as

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, while Voss was going through the recent announcement that her parents were divorcing, which ultimately formed the initial storyline for ''Avocado Toast''. She also appeared in the film ''

The Drawer Boy ''The Drawer Boy'' is a play by Michael Healey. It is a two-act play set in 1972 on a farm near Clinton, Ontario. There are only three characters: the farm's two owners, Morgan and Angus, and Miles Potter, a young actor from Toronto doing researc ...

'', had a voice role in the animated short film ''

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'', and has had guest roles in the television series ''Handsome Devils'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Spinning Out ''Spinning Out'' is an American drama streaming television series, created by Samantha Stratton, that premiered on Netflix on January 1, 2020. In February 2020, the series was canceled after one season. The series stars Kaya Scodelario as Kat Ba ...

''. Lynch is a two-time

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nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series for ''Avocado Toast'', receiving nods at the

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in 2021 and at the

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in 2023.Eric Volmers
"Calgarians, expats earn Canadian Screen Award nominations"
''

'', February 22, 2023.

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