The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
65 %|Apr 22, 2017|Drama, TV Movie
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
Peter Landesman
Adaptation
Paul Tazewell
Costume Design
Alexander Woo
Writer
Rebecca Skloot
Book
Caroline Hanania
Production Design
George C. Wolfe
Screenplay
Cindy Tolan
Casting
George C. Wolfe
Director
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Cast
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young
Day Lacks
Patrick Walker
Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua
Mrs. Hsu
Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubicek
Tian Richards
Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Kate Bond
Young Woman
Jazzy Ellis
Young Gladys
Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
Kayla Anderson
Johns Hopkins Student
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey
Todd Lee
Doctor
Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks
Mary Shaw
Woman at Pump
Tatom Pender
Johns Hopkins Nurse
Christopher Robert Escobar
Chris the Intern
Clint Edwards
Scientist
De'Marco Arrington
Young Joe
Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
Tashaun Stanfill-Perry
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor
Matthew Bernard
Johns Hopkins Student
Sage Mayer
Young Boy
Elizabeth Hackler
Rebecca's Co-worker
David Shae
Reporter
Jaedon Godley
Davon Lacks
Tyvonna Jones
Elsie Lacks
Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.
Young Sonny
Miguel Angel Marrero
Scientist
Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Alpha Trivette
First Administrator
Terrence V. Walker
Church Patron
Sean Freeland
Charlie
Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah
Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer
Kent Wagner
Scientist (uncredited)