The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

NR2017•93 min

4KHDRCC

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.

Audience Score:

6.5

Directed by:George C. Wolfe

Theatrical release poster for the film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Cast

Rose Byrne photo

Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry photo

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

Oprah Winfrey photo

Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe photo

Ninja N. Devoe

Country Girl Mae

Lisa Arrindell photo

Lisa Arrindell

Aunt Ethel

L. Warren Young photo

L. Warren Young

Day Lacks

Patrick Walker photo

Patrick Walker

Cousin Fred

Jane Rumbaua photo

Jane Rumbaua

Mrs. Hsu

Sylvia Grace Crim photo

Sylvia Grace Crim

Mary Kubicek

Earl Poitier

Cousin Josh

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