Movie Description
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
(2017)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : George C. Wolfe
- Producer : Kathryn Dean
- Writer : Alexander Woo
- Editor : Aaron Yanes
- Cast : Oprah Winfrey,Rose Byrne,Renée Elise Goldsberry,Reg E. Cathey,Courtney B. Vance,Rocky Carroll,Leslie Uggams,Reed Birney,John Douglas Thompson,Adriane Lenox,Roger Robinson,John Beasley,Peter Gerety,Gabriel Ebert,John Benjamin Hickey,Ruben Santiago-Hudson,Byron Jennings,Sylvia Grace Crim,Karen Wheeling Reynolds,John C. Vennema,Jaedon Godley,Kyanna Simone Simpson,Jane Rumbaua,Jaylon Gordon,Leon Lamar,Andrea Frye,Jazzy Ellis,Tinashe Kajese,Patrick Walker,L. Warren Young,Ellen Barkin,Michael Gaston,Kate Bond,Tyvonna Jones,Bill Martin Williams,Mary Shaw,Tian Richards,Kermit Burns III,Lisa Arrindell,Jordan Eli Arellano,Kayla Anderson,De'Marco Arrington,Matthew Bernard,Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.,Ninja N. Devoe,Clint Edwards,Christopher Robert Escobar,Sean Freeland,Elizabeth Hackler,Linden Harris,Todd Lee,Miguel Angel Marrero,Sage Mayer,Jock McKissic,Tatom Pender,Earl Poitier,David Shae,Tashaun Stanfill-Perry,Alpha Trivette,Terrence V. Walker
Cast
Deborah Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Henrietta Lacks
Zakariyyah
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Sonny Lacks
Sadie
Dr. George Gey
Lawrence Lacks
Barbara Lacks
Day Lacks
Cliff
Paul Lurz
Christoph Lengauer
Bill Watson
Dr. Roland Pattillo
Dr. Victor McKusick
Mary Kubicek
Mrs. Gey
Board Administrator
Davon Lacks
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Dr. Susan Hsu
Alfred
Cootie
Gladys
Young Gladys
Sadie
Cousin Fred
Day Lacks
Sasha Walz
Richard Wilson
Young Woman
Elsie Lacks
Crownsville Administrator
Woman at Pump
Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Young Cootie
Aunt Ethel
Young Sonny Lacks
Johns Hopkins Student
Young Joe
Johns Hopkins Student
Young Sonny
Country Girl Mae
Scientist
Chris the Intern
Charlie
Rebecca's Co-worker
Galen (as Linden Ronel Harris)
Doctor
Scientist
Young Boy
Carl the Mechanic
Johns Hopkins Nurse
Cousin Josh
Reporter
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor
First Administrator
Church Patron
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Facts
Original TitleThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-04-22
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Homepagehttp://www.hbo.com/movies/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks
Production CompaniesHarpo Films,Cine Mosaic,HBO Films
Genres
- Drama
- History
- TV Movie
