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Heidi Lynch is a Canadian actress, most noted as a co-creator and co-star of the web series Avocado Toast . [1]

A graduate of the University of Windsor, [1] 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. [2] Lynch had recently come out as bisexual, while Voss was going through the recent announcement that her parents were divorcing, which ultimately formed the initial storyline for Avocado Toast. [2]

She also appeared in the film The Drawer Boy , had a voice role in the animated short film A Pig's Tail , and has had guest roles in the television series Handsome Devils, Reign , Covert Affairs and Spinning Out .

Lynch is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series for Avocado Toast, receiving nods at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 [3] and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [4]

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