British actress Vanessa Redgrave is to receive this year's Bafta Fellowship for her contribution to film.
After a career spanning six decades, the Oscar-winning actress will receive the honour on February 21st at the Bafta awards show.
The actress, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 1977 film Julia, will join other noteworthy recipients of the fellowship award including Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor and Julie Christie.
Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in Howards End, The Bostonians, Mary, Queen of Scots, Isadora and Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment, the actress also recently starred in hit TV show Nip/Tuck.
Commenting on the news, the 73-year-old said: "I'm truly delighted, it's such an honour to be recognised in this way."
"Looking through the list of past recipients shows what a wonderful accolade this is, and the fact that Alfred Hitchcock was the very first recipient makes it even more special, as my father made his first film with him."
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