''Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story'' is a 1995 American television film that aired on

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and stars

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

and

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...

Plot

The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel

Margarethe Cammermeyer Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer (born March 24, 1942) is a former Norwegian-American military officer. She served as a colonel in the Washington National Guard and became a gay rights activist. Early life and education Born in Oslo, Norway, sh ...

which led to her retirement from the

Washington National Guard The Washington National Guard is one of the four elements of the State of Washington's Washington Military Department and a component of the National Guard of the United States. It is headquartered at Camp Murray, Washington and is defined by ...

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

Cast

Awards and nominations

Artios Award The Casting Society, formerly known as Casting Society of America (CSA), was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982 as a professional society of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and ...

(1995) * Won, "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week" - ''Valorie Massalas''

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

(1995) * Won, " Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special" - ''Alison Cross'' * Won, " Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" - ''

'' * Won, " Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - ''

'' *Nominated, " Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special" - ''

Jeff Bleckner Jeff Bleckner (born August 12, 1943) is an American theatre and television director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bleckner made his directorial debut off-Broadway with ''The Unseen Hand/Forensic and the Navigators'', an evening of one ...

'' *Nominated, "Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production" - ''Geoffrey Rowland'' *Nominated, " Outstanding Made for Television Movie" - ''

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron,

Cis Corman Cis Corman (May 12, 1926 – April 27, 2020), born Eleanor Tobe Cohen, was an American casting director and film producer. She worked closely with Barbra Streisand and Martin Scorsese during her long career. Early life Eleanor Tobe Cohen was ...

, Richard Heus''

GLAAD Media Awards The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their li ...

(1996) * Won, "Outstanding TV Movie"

Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of ...

(1996) *Nominated, " Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" *Nominated, " Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" - ''

'' *Nominated, " Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" -

Peabody Awards The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

(1996) * Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie and ...

(1996) *Nominated, " Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" - ''

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

(1996) *Nominated, "Original Long Form" - ''Alison Cross''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serving In Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 1995 television films 1995 films American LGBT-related television films Barwood Films films Films directed by Jeff Bleckner Lesbian-related films Lesbian-related television shows Biographical films about LGBT people NBC network original films Peabody Award-winning broadcasts 1990s American films