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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

George C. Wolfe

2017 • 1h 33m

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.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO
Cast
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah WinfreyDeborah Lacks
Rose Byrne
Rose ByrneRebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Renée Elise GoldsberryHenrietta Lacks
Reg E. Cathey
Reg E. CatheyZakariyyah
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. VanceSir Lord Keenan Coefield
Rocky Carroll
Rocky CarrollSonny Lacks
Leslie Uggams
Leslie UggamsSadie
Reed Birney
Reed BirneyDr. George Gey
John Douglas Thompson
John Douglas ThompsonLawrence Lacks
Adriane Lenox
Adriane LenoxBarbara Lacks
Roger Robinson
Roger RobinsonDay Lacks
John Beasley
John BeasleyCliff
Peter Gerety
Peter GeretyPaul Lurz
Gabriel Ebert
Gabriel EbertChristoph Lengauer
John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin HickeyBill Watson
Crew
Paul Tazewell
Paul TazewellCostume Design
George C. Wolfe
George C. WolfeScreenplay
Mateo Márquez
Mateo MárquezDigital Intermediate Assistant
Sarah Carter
Sarah CarterSet Decoration Buyer
Peter Landesman
Peter LandesmanScreenplay
Branford Marsalis
Branford MarsalisOriginal Music Composer
Alan Ball
Alan BallExecutive Producer
Peter Macdissi
Peter MacdissiExecutive Producer
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah WinfreyExecutive Producer
Mark DeSimone
Mark DeSimoneADR Mixer
Elizabeth Davidovich
Elizabeth DavidovichOther
Alexander Woo
Alexander WooScreenplay
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