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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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.

Release Date: 2017-04-22

Original Language: en

Genres: Drama TV Movie

Rating:

Popularity:

6.484

Cast Members

Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe

Country Girl Mae

Lisa Arrindell

Aunt Ethel

Earl Poitier

Cousin Josh

Patrick Walker

Cousin Fred

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)

Kayla Anderson

Johns Hopkins Student

Todd Lee

Doctor

Jordan Eli Arellano

Young Sonny Lacks

Mary Shaw

Woman at Pump

Tatom Pender

Johns Hopkins Nurse

Clint Edwards

Scientist

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

Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Reed Birney

Dr. George Gey

Alpha Trivette

First Administrator

Terrence V. Walker

Church Patron

Reg E. Cathey

Zakariyyah

Gabriel Ebert

Christoph Lengauer

Kent Wagner

Scientist (uncredited)