From correspondents in London, England, 10:30 PM IST

Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome Film Festival.

The 'Out of Africa' star will receive the Marcus Aurelius Lifetime Achievement Award, which has previously been bestowed upon industry legends such as Sir Sean Connery and Al Pacino, reports contactmusic.com.

Streep will reflect upon her four decades career as she hosts an on-stage discussion for the event's guests.

The fourth annual Rome Film Festival is scheduled to run from Oct 15-23 2009.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)