Charlotte Rampling to receive lifetime achievement Golden Bear

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Actress Charlotte Rampling is set to receive a lifetime achievement Honorary Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival.

The festival, which runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 17, will also pay homage to Rampling's career by screening a number of her films including The Damned, The Night Porter, The Verdict, Swimming Pool and Stardust Memories.

Rampling previously presided over the Berlin Film Festival's jury in 2006 and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in 2015 for her role in 45 Years.

"I'm very happy that this year's Homage is dedicated to the sublime actress Charlotte Rampling", Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick said in a statement. "She is an icon of unconventional and exciting cinema."

Rampling appeared in Red Sparrow opposite Jennifer Lawrence, The Little Stranger and Kill & Tell in 2018. She will next be seen in Paul Verhoeven's Benedetta in 2019.