Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 American television film on NBC

NBC

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Plot

The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer

Margarethe Cammermeyer

Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. Born in Oslo, Norway, she became a United States citizen in 1960. In 1961 she joined the Army Student Nurse Program. She received a B.S. in Nursing in 1963 from the University of...

which led to her retirement from the Washington National Guard

Washington National Guard

The Washington National Guard is headquartered at Camp Murray, Washington and is defined by its state and federal mission. At the call of the Governor, the Washington National Guard will mobilize and deploy during times of state emergency to augment local jurisdictions and responders in their...

under the U.S. military's gay exclusion policy.

Cast

Actor	Role
Glenn Close Glenn Close Glenn Close is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and...	Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Judy Davis Judy Davis Judy Davis is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Husbands and Wives, Barton Fink, A Passage to India and in the TV miniseries Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows....	Diane
Jan Rubes Jan Rubes Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor.-Life and career:Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, the son of Ružena and Jan Rubeš. Not too long after World War II, he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass singer...	Far
Wendy Makkena Wendy Makkena -Career:Born in New York City, Makkena started her acting career in 1986 and appeared in the TV show Santa Barbara. She later landed her first movie role in Eight Men Out...	Mary Newcombe
Susan Barnes	Capt. Kern
Eric Dane Eric Dane Eric Dane is an American actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he became known for playing Dr...	Matt
Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in such films as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., The Amityville Horror, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern.One of his best known...	Andy

Awards and nominations

Artios Award
Casting Society of America
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(1995)

Won, "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week" - Valorie Massalas

Emmy Awards (1995)

Won, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Alison Cross
Won, "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - Glenn Close
Won, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - Judy Davis
Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Jeff Bleckner
Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production" - Geoffrey Rowland
Nominated, "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" - Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Cis Corman, Richard Heus

GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives...

(1996)

Won, "Outstanding TV Movie"

Golden Globe Awards (1996)

Nominated, "Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV"
Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" - Glenn Close
Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" - Judy Davis

Peabody Awards (1996)

Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...

(1996)

Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" - Glenn Close

Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

(1996)

Nominated, "Original Long Form" - Alison Cross

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