Vanessa Redgrave is set to receive a major honor from the Venice Film Festival. The British actress will be awarded with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Variety confirms.

In a statement the Oscar winner thanked the fest and mentioned shooting “The Aspern Papers” in Venice last year and 1971’s “La Vacanza” in Veneto. “My character spoke every word in the Venetian dialect,” Redgrave said of the latter project. “I bet I am the only non-Italian actress to act an entire role in Venetian dialect!”

Venice’s artistic director, Alberto Barbera, praised the theater and screen vet for her “sensitive, infinitely faceted performances,” emphasizing that “she can nonchalantly pass from European art-house cinema to lavish Hollywood productions,” and “from the stage to TV sets, each time offering top-quality results.”

Redgrave’s six-decade film career kicked off with 1958’s “Behind the Mask.” She won an Oscar in 1978 for “Julia,” and also received nods for “Howards End,” “The Bostonians,” “Mary, Queen of Scots,” “Isadora,” and “Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment.”

The recipient of dozens of other awards, including a Tony, an Olivier, and two Emmys, Redgrave’s recent credits include “Call the Midwife” and “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool.” She made her directorial debut with 2017’s “Sea Sorrow,” a documentary exploring the global refugee crisis.

Previous recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement include Jane Fonda and editor Thelma Schoonmaker.