K. Lee Anderson is a veteran producer with over 30 years of experience creating award-winning film and television. She began her career producing commercials before moving into news for ABC and CBS affiliates, where she honed her ability to tell powerful, real-life stories. In 1994, she became a principal at FILMSTERS, a production company specializing in documentaries, indie films, branded content, and reality TV.

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Lee is passionate about bringing untold true stories to the screen. She is currently producing the feature documentary LEARNING TO FLY: The Journey of the Black Actor in America, spotlighting an extraordinary acting coach whose impact shaped generations of Black actors. The hybrid doc short, Don’t Hold Your Breath, addresses the little-known accidental drowning called a "shallow water blackout" and was distributed through the YWCA and American Red Cross nationwide, along with two additional PSAs featuring Michael Phelps, who also appears in the film. 

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Her work spans major networks including ABC, CBS, Lifetime, Turner, and Discovery. She has earned multiple awards, including two CINE Golden Eagles, a Telly, along with a CableACE nomination for Wildlife Adventures: The Survival of the Yellowstone Wolves. She also produced The Great Bison Chase, part of the same series for TBS. Lee was also a field producer on ABC’s primetime hit series Extreme Makeover, overseeing production on more than 150 episodes for three seasons.

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Other notable projects produced by her include the multi-award-winning feature documentary film If I Could, narrated by Sally Field, which followed an at-risk teen and his family. In 2001, this documentary was unique with a twenty-year time arc clearly showing the impact of intergenerational trauma. 

FILMSTERS production company credits also include the indie film JAMESY BOY, in Maryland, starring James Woods and Mary Louise Parker, and Ving Rhames, based on the same real-life figures, Tracy and James, who were the subjects of FILMSTERS' feature documentary film, IF I COULD.

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Beyond production, Lee, together with her longtime producing partner, Patti White, created and co-founded FILMSTERS Academy. Now a 25-year-running training ground for young filmmakers, FILMSTERS Academy is a hands-on experiential learning program for 11–18-year-old creatives that teaches the art of filmmaking.  In 2012, she cofounded the Annapolis Film Festival, now a leading cultural event in the Mid-Atlantic, where she remains one of the two Festival Directors and an Emeritus Member of the Board.