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.
Release Date
April 22, 2017Runtime
93 minGenres
DramaDirected by
George C. WolfeWritten by
Alexander WooScreenplay by
George C. WolfeLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
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
Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey
Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks
Mary Shaw
Woman at Pump
Tatom Pender
Johns Hopkins Nurse
Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
Sage Mayer
Young Boy
David Shae
Reporter
Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Alpha Trivette
First Administrator
Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah
Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer
Kent Wagner
Scientist (uncredited)Images
Videos
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO
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