Lily Tomlin on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, on Sept. 10, 2004. (Aaron Harris / CP)
LOS ANGELES --
Lily Tomlin is that this 12 months's recipient of AARP The Journal's Films for Grownups Awards profession achievement honour.
The 82-year-old actor, comic and star of "Grace and Frankie" and "9 to five" will obtain the honour on the AARP's annual Finest Films and TV for Grownups ceremony, the group introduced Wednesday. The twentieth anniversary digital occasion, hosted by Alan Cumming, can be telecast on "Nice Performances" on PBS on March 18 .
"We're thrilled to honour Lily Tomlin, a trailblazer whose six-decade profession as an actress, comic, author and advocate continues to interrupt by way of boundaries immediately," AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins mentioned in an announcement. "In her present function on 'Grace and Frankie,' through which she portrays problems with getting old with respect, originality and hilarity, she continues to dismantle outdated stereotypes."
Tomlin responded with the catchphrase of her baby sketch character from TV's "Snigger-In," Edith Ann.
"There are so few grownups on the earth. I'm completely satisfied to be one. I really feel I'm not solely a grownup, however I'm mature for my age and that is the truthhhhh!" Tomlin mentioned in assertion.
The AARP's Films for Grownups program champions films that resonate with viewers 50 and over, and fights ageism within the leisure trade.
Tomlin, whose credit additionally embrace "Nashville," "Brief Cuts" and "The West Wing," is the winner of six Emmys, two Tonys, a Grammy, and a lifetime achievement award from the Display screen Actors Guild.
Earlier recipients of the award embrace Michael Douglas, Shirley MacLaine, Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Annette Bening, Helen Mirren and Susan Sarandon.
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