The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

93 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 22, 2017

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

93 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 22, 2017

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Harpo Films, HBO Films, Cine Mosaic
Original title The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Directors George C. Wolfe
Writers Rebecca Skloot, Alexander Woo, Peter Landesman, George C. Wolfe

Cast

Rose Byrne

as Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

as Henrietta Lacks

Oprah Winfrey

as Deborah Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe

as Country Girl Mae

Lisa Arrindell

as Aunt Ethel

Earl Poitier

as Cousin Josh

L. Warren Young

as Day Lacks

Patrick R. Walker

as Cousin Fred

Jane Rumbaua

as Mrs. Hsu

Sylvia Grace Crim

as Mary Kubicek

Tian Richards

as Lawrence (16 yrs.)

Kate Bond

as Young Woman

Jazzy Ellis

as Young Gladys

Jock McKissic

as Carl the Mechanic

Kyanna Simone Simpson

as Deborah (15-24YRS)

Tinashe Kajese

as Sadie

Kayla Anderson

as Johns Hopkins Student

Todd Lee

as Doctor

Jordan Eli Arellano

as Young Sonny Lacks

Mary Shaw

as Woman at Pump

Tatom Pender

as Johns Hopkins Nurse

Christopher Robert Escobar

as Chris the Intern

Clint Edwards

as Scientist

De'Marco Arrington

as Young Joe

Jaylon Gordon

as Alfred

Tashaun Stanfill-Perry

as Henrietta Lacks Neighbor

Matthew Bernard

as Johns Hopkins Student

Sage Mayer

as Young Boy

Elizabeth Hackler

as Rebecca's Co-worker

David Shae

as Reporter

Jaedon Godley

as Davon Lacks

Tyvonna Jones

as Elsie Lacks

Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.

as Young Sonny

Miguel Angel Marrero

as Scientist

Courtney B. Vance

as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Reed Birney

as Dr. George Gey

Alpha Trivette

as First Administrator

Terrence V. Walker

as Church Patron

Sean Freeland

as Charlie

Reg E. Cathey

as Zakariyyah

Gabriel Ebert

as Christoph Lengauer