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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Discover what you are made of

6.3

1h 33m

2017

“Discover what you are made of”

Synopsis

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.

Director

George C. Wolfe

Trailer

DramaHistoryTV Movie

medical researchmedical drama

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Cast & Crew

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

as Deborah Lacks

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

as Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

as Henrietta Lacks

Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

as Zakariyyah

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

as Sonny Lacks

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

as Sadie

Reed Birney

Reed Birney

as Dr. George Gey

John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson

as Lawrence Lacks

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