K. Lee Anderson has been shaking up the film and TV world for over three decades. She kicked off her career as a commercial producer before diving into news, where she captured compelling real-life stories for ABC and CBS in Maryland. Since '94, she's been a key player at FILMSTERS, a production company that crafts documentaries, reality TV, indie films, commercials, PSAs, and branded content. With Lee at the helm of production management, she helps develop scripted series, and hard-hitting docs.

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Her latest project is the feature documentary film, LEARNING TO FLY: The Journey of the Black Actor in America currently in production and due for release in 2026. In 2023, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH, a hybrid documentary short tackled shallow water blackout risks through the eyes of one survivor, Chandler Watson. This film, featuring a mix of actors and real-life subjects, dropped in 2023 after a festival run at Santa Fe Film Festival, Annapolis Film Festival, Montauk Film Festival, and the Oklahoma City Film Festival before release by the Shallow Water Blackout Prevention Foundation in Atlanta in conjunction with two PSAs featuring Olympian, Michael Phelps.

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Lee’s impressive credits span networks like ABC, CBS, Lifetime, Turner, Discovery, and more, with projects ranging from wildlife series to wedding shows and indie documentaries. She's earned a shelf full of awards, including a Telly Awards, a Christopher Columbus Award, and two CINE Golden Eagles. She was even nominated for a CableACE for WILDLIFE ADVENTURES: THE SURVIVAL OF THE YELLOWSTONE WOLVES.

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On top of all that, Lee was one of the powerhouse producers behind the ABC primetime hit series EXTREME MAKEOVER, managing field logistics and production for over 52 episodes per season for three years. She recently wrapped her second year of the GO FOR REAL national PSA campaign in 3D/Live Action for the National Crime Prevention Council and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, targeting teens about counterfeit products.

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Lee also shines in the digital space, having been Executive Producer of YAWYE (You Are What You Eat), a fresh, millennial-focused platform, and the award-winning doc short REVOLVING DOORS, about the endless cycle of reincarceration, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. She has also an EP on the short film, WALK THE PLANK, a satire on “cancel culture,” currently in post-production. Other standout work includes IF I COULD, a multi award-winning film narrated by Sally Field, was a deep-dive follow-up to THE WAGON TRAIN TRIAL, tracking the life of an at-risk teen, Tracy. Lee’s company helped produce the indie film JAMESY BOY, starring heavyweights like James Woods and Mary Louise Parker, based on the same real-life figures Tracy and James who were the subjects of IF I COULD.

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In 2002, Lee co-founded FILMSTERS Academy, a hands-on summer film camp for young creatives aged 11-18, soon to celebrate its 25th year. And in 2013, she co-founded the Annapolis Film Festival with her long-time producing partner Patti White, where she remains one of the two Festival Directors and an Emeritus Member of the Board.