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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

Discover what you are made of 2017-04-22 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13

6.3 106 votes

Drama History TV Movie

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.

Cast

Oprah Winfrey is Deborah Lacks

Deborah Lacks

Rose Byrne is Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry is Henrietta Lacks

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

Reg E. Cathey is Zakariyyah

Zakariyyah

Courtney B. Vance is Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Rocky Carroll is Sonny Lacks

Sonny Lacks

Leslie Uggams is Sadie

Sadie

Reed Birney is Dr. George Gey

Dr. George Gey

John Douglas Thompson is Lawrence Lacks

John Douglas Thompson

Lawrence Lacks

Adriane Lenox is Barbara Lacks

Barbara Lacks

Roger Robinson is Day Lacks

Day Lacks

John Beasley is Cliff

Cliff

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