The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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Drama TV Movie

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

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  • Release Date: 2017-04-22
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Director: George C. Wolfe

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Rose Byrne

      Rebecca Skloot

    • Renée Elise Goldsberry

      Henrietta Lacks

    • Oprah Winfrey

      Deborah Lacks

    • Ninja N. Devoe

      Country Girl Mae

    • Lisa Arrindell

      Aunt Ethel

    • Earl Poitier

      Cousin Josh

    • L. Warren Young

      Day Lacks

    • Patrick Walker

      Cousin Fred

    • Jane Rumbaua

      Mrs. Hsu

    • Sylvia Grace Crim

      Mary Kubicek

    • Tian Richards

      Lawrence (16 yrs.)

    • Kate Bond

      Young Woman

    • Jazzy Ellis

      Young Gladys

    • Jock McKissic

      Carl the Mechanic

    • Kyanna Simone Simpson

      Deborah (15-24YRS)

    • Tinashe Kajese

      Sadie

    • Kayla Anderson

      Johns Hopkins Student

    • Karen Wheeling Reynolds

      Mrs. Gey

    • Todd Lee

      Doctor

    • Jordan Eli Arellano

      Young Sonny Lacks

    • Mary Shaw

      Woman at Pump

    • Tatom Pender

      Johns Hopkins Nurse

    • Christopher Robert Escobar

      Chris the Intern

    • Clint Edwards

      Scientist

    • De'Marco Arrington

      Young Joe

    • Jaylon Gordon

      Alfred

    • Tashaun Stanfill-Perry

      Henrietta Lacks Neighbor

    • Matthew Bernard

      Johns Hopkins Student

    • Sage Mayer

      Young Boy

    • Elizabeth Hackler

      Rebecca's Co-worker

    • David Shae

      Reporter

    • Jaedon Godley

      Davon Lacks

    • Tyvonna Jones

      Elsie Lacks

    • Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.

      Young Sonny

    • Miguel Angel Marrero

      Scientist

    • Courtney B. Vance

      Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

    • Reed Birney

      Dr. George Gey

    • Alpha Trivette

      First Administrator

    • Terrence V. Walker

      Church Patron

    • Sean Freeland

      Charlie

    • Reg E. Cathey

      Zakariyyah

    • Gabriel Ebert

      Christoph Lengauer

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