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Shelley Peterson (née Matthews; born 1952) is a Canadian television and film actress and writer, best known as the star of the Canadian sitcoms ''
Not My Department ''Not My Department'' is a Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CBC Television in 1987."Best-selling author, actress Shelley Peterson visits library Aug. 16"
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Orangeville Banner Orangeville may refer to: Places Orangeville is the name of several places: In Australia: * Orangeville, New South Wales In Canada: * Orangeville, Ontario In the United States: * Orangeville, Illinois * Orangeville, DeKalb County, Indiana, haml ...
'', August 9, 2010.
and ''
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''. She is also an author of several novels, her most known book being ''Dancer''. Born in
London, Ontario London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximat ...
, she is married to former
premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly; as such, the premier typ ...
,
David Peterson David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal officeholder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty. Backg ...
, and her sister is
Deb Matthews Deborah Drake Matthews is a former Canadian politician who served as the 10th deputy premier of Ontario from 2013 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, Matthews was the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for London North Centre from 2003 ...
, former
deputy premier of Ontario The deputy premier of Ontario (french: vice-première ministre de l'Ontario) is a minister of the Crown and senior member of the provincial Executive Council (Cabinet). The office was first created in 1977 is conferred on the advice of the premi ...
. One of her children is journalist and activist
Benjamin Peterson Ben Peterson is a Canadian social entrepreneur and venture capitalist. In 2002 he co-founded Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), a leading Canadian non-governmental organization (NGO), where he served as Executive Director until November 2011. ...
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* 1952 births Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Living people Spouses of Canadian politicians Canadian women novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Actresses from London, Ontario Writers from London, Ontario 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-screen-actor-stub