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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Directed by George C. Wolfe
2017    1h 33m    TV-MA
Drama, Biography, History,
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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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Cast of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  • Rose ByrneRebecca Skloot
  • Renée Elise GoldsberryHenrietta Lacks
  • Oprah WinfreyDeborah Lacks
  • Ninja N. DevoeCountry Girl Mae
  • Lisa ArrindellAunt Ethel
  • Earl PoitierCousin Josh
  • L. Warren YoungDay Lacks
  • Patrick WalkerCousin Fred
  • Jane RumbauaMrs. Hsu
  • Sylvia Grace CrimMary Kubicek
  • Tian RichardsLawrence (16 yrs.)
  • Kate BondYoung Woman
  • Jazzy EllisYoung Gladys
  • Jock McKissicCarl the Mechanic
  • Kyanna Simone SimpsonDeborah (15-24YRS)
  • Tinashe KajeseSadie
  • Kayla AndersonJohns Hopkins Student
  • Karen Wheeling ReynoldsMrs. Gey
  • Todd LeeDoctor
  • Jordan Eli ArellanoYoung Sonny Lacks
  • Mary ShawWoman at Pump
  • Tatom PenderJohns Hopkins Nurse
  • Christopher Robert EscobarChris the Intern
  • Clint EdwardsScientist
  • De'Marco ArringtonYoung Joe
  • Jaylon GordonAlfred
  • Tashaun Stanfill-PerryHenrietta Lacks Neighbor
  • Matthew BernardJohns Hopkins Student
  • Sage MayerYoung Boy
  • Elizabeth HacklerRebecca's Co-worker
  • David ShaeReporter
  • Jaedon GodleyDavon Lacks
  • Tyvonna JonesElsie Lacks
  • Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.Young Sonny
  • Miguel Angel MarreroScientist
  • Courtney B. VanceSir Lord Keenan Coefield
  • Reed BirneyDr. George Gey
  • Alpha TrivetteFirst Administrator
  • Terrence V. WalkerChurch Patron
  • Sean FreelandCharlie
  • Reg E. CatheyZakariyyah
  • Gabriel EbertChristoph Lengauer
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