The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

Discover what you are made of 2017-04-22 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.5 95 votes

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.

Cast

Rose Byrne is Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry is Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey is Deborah Lacks
Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe is Country Girl Mae
Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell is Aunt Ethel
Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier is Cousin Josh
Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young is Day Lacks
Patrick Walker is Cousin Fred
Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua is Mrs. Hsu
Mrs. Hsu
Sylvia Grace Crim is Mary Kubicek
Mary Kubicek
Tian Richards is Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Kate Bond is Young Woman
Young Woman