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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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20176.31h 33m

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.

Directed by George C. Wolfe
Written by Alexander Woo, Rebecca Skloot, George C. Wolfe
Produced by Kathryn Dean
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Top Cast

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

Zakariyyah

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

Sonny Lacks

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Sadie

Reed Birney

Reed Birney

Dr. George Gey

John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson

Lawrence Lacks

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

Barbara Lacks

Themes & Keywords

medical researchmedical drama

About The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama, history, tv movie film released in 2017 exploring themes of medical research, medical drama. Directed by George C. Wolfe, it stars Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry. 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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