
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actress Anjelica Huston while taping Finding Your Roots.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actress Anjelica Huston while taping Finding Your Roots.
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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actress Anjelica Huston while taping Finding Your Roots.
Season 6 of Finding Your Roots has arrived. The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures. This week’s theme: Hollywood Royalty
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow unearth surprising new revelations about their family histories, taking them generations beyond their famous cinematic forebears.
Watch Finding Your Roots on WITF Tuesday October 8 at 8:00pm on WITF. The program is also available through our website and streaming through the PBS Video app.