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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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.

2017 |1h 33m |  Drama, TV Movie

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Cast

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Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

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Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

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Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

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Ninja N. Devoe

Country Girl Mae

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Lisa Arrindell

Aunt Ethel

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L. Warren Young

Day Lacks

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Patrick Walker

Cousin Fred

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Jane Rumbaua

Mrs. Hsu

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Sylvia Grace Crim

Mary Kubicek

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Tian Richards

Lawrence (16 yrs.)

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Kate Bond

Young Woman

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Jock McKissic

Carl the Mechanic

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Kyanna Simone Simpson

Deborah (15-24YRS)

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Tinashe Kajese

Sadie

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Karen Wheeling Reynolds

Mrs. Gey

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Jordan Eli Arellano

Young Sonny Lacks

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Mary Shaw

Woman at Pump

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Tatom Pender

Johns Hopkins Nurse

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Jaylon Gordon

Alfred

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Sage Mayer

Young Boy

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David Shae

Reporter

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Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

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Reed Birney

Dr. George Gey

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Alpha Trivette

First Administrator

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Reg E. Cathey

Zakariyyah

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Gabriel Ebert

Christoph Lengauer

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Kent Wagner

Scientist (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

English

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