The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on IMDb 6.3/10 2,273 votes

Released:
2017-04-22

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.

Director:
George C. Wolfe

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Drama, History, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Oprah Winfrey
    as
    Deborah Lacks
  • Rose Byrne
    as
    Rebecca Skloot
  • RenĂ©e Elise Goldsberry
    as
    Henrietta Lacks
  • Reg E. Cathey
    as
    Zakariyyah
  • Courtney B. Vance
    as
    Sir Lord Keenan Coefield