Peg Norman

Peg Norman (born 1964 in Gambo, Newfoundland) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for her role in the film My Left Breast, which documented her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer.

Background
Previously a social worker, Norman helped found and for ten years managed Henry Morgentaler's clinic in St. John's. She ran for political office in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2004 and 2006, she ran for the House of Commons of Canada, as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in St. John's South—Mount Pearl, but lost to Loyola Hearn of the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2004 and 2006, Norman placed third to Hearn. Norman is currently a small business owner in St. John's.

Openly lesbian, Norman is the partner of social worker, filmmaker, and politician Gerry Rogers.

Filmmaker
Norman's film My Left Breast, documents her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer. The film received multiple awards and won Norman campaign funding from Rosie O'Donnell. The film also gained Norman's partner Rogers a spot on The Rosie O'Donnell Show in 2001.