''Something About Amelia'' is a 1984

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about

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caused in a family by a father's

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of his daughter. The film stars

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, Glenn Close,

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, and Missy Francis.O'Connor, John J. (9 January 1984)
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''Armstrong, Lois & Eric Estrin (16 January 1984)
In a Controversial TV Movie, Teen Actress Roxana Zal Tackles a Taboo Subject—Incest
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'Something About Amelia,' the made-for-TV movie about incest, carried...
''UPI'' It received eight Emmy nominations in 1984, and won in three categories, for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special (

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/ Michele Rappaport), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series (

) and for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special (

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).Something About Amelia An ABC Theatre Presentation
emmys.com, Retrieved 27 September 2017 The movie was also nominated for four

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and won two, for Best Miniseries or Television Film and for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (

).Something about Amelia
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Plot summary

Shame and fear have kept Amelia Bennett silent about the sexual molestation she has been suffering at the hands of her father, Steven. But as Amelia starts to believe that Steven might harm her younger sibling in similar ways, she unburdens herself of her awful secret. Confronted with this horrifying piece of news, Steven's wife, Gail, refuses to believe it is true, and he professes his innocence. But as new details emerge, the family is shaken to its core.

Cast

as Steven Bennett * Glenn Close as Gail Bennett *

Olivia Cole Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries ''Roots''. Early life and education Cole was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Ar ...

as Ruth Walters *

as Amelia Bennett *

Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Walter Warner in ''Son in Law'', coll ...

as Officer Dealy *

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as Mrs. Hall * Missy Francis as Beth Bennett * Kevin Conway as Dr. Kevin Farley

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