The organization, which plans to close after President Trump rescinded more than $1 billion earmarked for public broadcasting, was given the Television Academy's Governors Award.
Her casting in the forthcoming "Kiss of the Spider Woman" underscores how her best onscreen work has always been informed by what's happening offscreen.
Robert Munsch wrote "The Paper Bag Princess," "Love You Forever" and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But dementia is now stealing his imagination.
A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, he rose from a childhood of rural privation to become a favorite of jazz musicians and audiences around the world.
The money, which supported the second season of the extreme competition show "Beast Games," represents nearly half of the state's annual film and entertainment grants.