Tonight, the Tallgrass Film Festival honors actor Pam Grier with its annual Ad Astra Award for her contributions to film through her trailblazing roles in such movies as "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown," and her body of work in the film and theatre world in the decades since, including in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown."
Grier is also heavily involved in community work and animal rescue and holds honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Langston University. KMUW's Fletcher Powell spoke with Grier ahead of tonight's ceremony.
Pam Grier will receive the Tallgrass Film Festival's Ad Astra Award tonight at 6:30 at the Orpheum Theatre. The ceremony will be followed by a Q&A and a screening of "Jackie Brown."
