The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Apr 22, 2017

1h 33m

★ 6.4

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Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Harpo Films

Cine Mosaic

HBO Films

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Cast

Rebecca Skloot

Rose Byrne

Henrietta Lacks

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Deborah Lacks

Oprah Winfrey

Country Girl Mae

Ninja N. Devoe

Aunt Ethel

Lisa Arrindell

Cousin Josh

Earl Poitier

Day Lacks

L. Warren Young

Cousin Fred

Patrick Walker

Mrs. Hsu

Jane Rumbaua

Mary Kubicek

Sylvia Grace Crim

Lawrence (16 yrs.)

Tian Richards

Young Woman

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