The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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2017 · 1h 33m · TV-MA
Drama, History, TV Movie
Directed by
George C. Wolfe
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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.
Director and cast
- George C. Wolfe Director
- Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks
- Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot
- Renée Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks
- Reg E. Cathey as Zakariyyah
- Courtney B. Vance as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
- Rocky Carroll as Sonny Lacks
- Leslie Uggams as Sadie
- Reed Birney as Dr. George Gey
- John Douglas Thompson as Lawrence Lacks
- Adriane Lenox as Barbara Lacks
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