Los Angeles ? Winona Ryder was charged Friday with four felony counts stemming from her shoplifting arrest at a Saks Fifth Avenue in December.

The Oscar-nominated actress was charged with theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of a controlled substance. Although she is free on $20,000 bond, prosecutors recommended raising the bail to $30,000.

Ryder is scheduled to be arraigned in Feb. 8 in Beverly Hills.

The 30-year-old actress was arrested Dec. 12 for allegedly stealing merchandise worth $4,760 and possessing painkillers without a prescription.

Beverly Hills Police said store security officers saw her remove security tags from the store items, place them in her bag and leave the store.

Ryder’s attorney, Mark Geragos, contended the “Girl, Interrupted” star was merely carrying items between store departments, not trying to steal them. Geragos said Ryder had receipts for other items she bought in the store, and a valid prescription for the painkillers.

Ryder earned Oscar nominations for playing the heroines in period films “Little Women” and “The Age of Innocence.” She also won acclaim for depicting a troubled young woman in “Girl, Interrupted” and starred in “Heathers,” “Beetlejuice” and “Reality Bites.”

Last year she co-starred with Richard Gere in the much-derided romantic drama “Autumn in New York.

A star since her teens, Ryder grew up in hippie surroundings, living at times in San Francisco and on a California commune. Her family’s friends included beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and Ryder’s godfather was psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary.

Ryder has maintained a grueling film schedule, which she has blamed for causing occasional mental breakdowns. She has been hospitalized several times for exhaustion and has told reporters she has sometimes tried to drown her anxiety attacks and depression in alcohol.

She lost a pivotal role in 1990’s “The Godfather: Part III” days before filming began because of anxiety and exhaustion.

Ryder also has been known for her social activism. In 1993, she offered a $200,000 reward to help find Polly Klaas, who was kidnapped at age 12 from Ryder’s hometown of Petaluma, Calif., and later found dead.