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Article: Actress Angela Bassett to Host 'Independent Lens,' New Primetime PBS Series From ITVS, Premiering Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 10 P.M. Oscar-Nominated Actress to Do On-Air Introductions of the First Season, Featuring 14 Diverse New Documentaries.
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- December 12, 2002
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that Academy Award nominated actress Angela Bassett, long-time champion of independent filmmaking, will host the first season of Independent Lens, a new ITVS series on PBS. Bassett, whose career includes outstanding work in television, on Broadway, and in film, has consistently worked with independent filmmakers, including her recent turn in "Sunshine State" by John Sayles, with whom she previously collaborated on "Passion Fish" and "City Of Hope." A skilled producer with numerous projects to her credit, Bassett was executive producer of the CBS film "The Rosa Parks Story," for which she earned an ...