The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017 TV-MA 1h 33m 6.4

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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Main Cast

Rose Byrne Rose Byrne Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry Renée Elise Goldsberry Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe Ninja N. Devoe Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell Lisa Arrindell Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier Earl Poitier Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young L. Warren Young Day Lacks
Patrick R. Walker Patrick R. Walker Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua Jane Rumbaua Mrs. Hsu
Sylvia Grace Crim Sylvia Grace Crim Mary Kubicek
Reed Birney Reed Birney Dr. George Gey
Karen Wheeling Reynolds Karen Wheeling Reynolds Mrs. Margaret Gey
John C. Vennema John C. Vennema Board Administrator
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Ruben Santiago-Hudson Dr. Roland Pattillo

Creators

George C. Wolfe George C. Wolfe Director, Screenplay
Alexander Woo Alexander Woo Writer

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO

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Studio(s): Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic

Originally Released: United States on Apr 22, 2017

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Genres: Drama, Biography, History, Mystery

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