The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
"Discover what you are made of"
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Harpo Films
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Key Crew
Alexander Woo
Writer
George C. Wolfe
Director
George C. Wolfe
Screenplay
Cast
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young
Day Lacks
Patrick Walker
Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua
Mrs. Hsu
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)
Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
Kayla Anderson
Johns Hopkins Student
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey
Todd Lee
Doctor
Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks
