The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Discover what you are made of”
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.
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Cast
60 people
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Known for
The Butler
A Wrinkle in Time
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Known for
Insidious
Spy
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Known for
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Altered Carbon
Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah
Known for
The Wire
Se7en
Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Known for
The Mummy
FlashForward
Rocky Carroll
Sonny Lacks
Known for
NCIS
Yes Man
Leslie Uggams
Sadie
Known for
Fallout
Deadpool
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Known for
Silo
House of Cards
John Douglas Thompson
Lawrence Lacks
Known for
Mare of Easttown
The Gilded Age
Adriane Lenox
Barbara Lacks
Known for
The Blind Side
Marvel's Daredevil
Roger Robinson
Day Lacks
Known for
Wedding Daze
Kojak
John Beasley
Cliff
Known for
The Purge: Anarchy
Everwood
George C. Wolfe Director · Peter Landesman Screenplay Alexander Woo Screenplay
United States release April 22, 2017 · Produced in United States · Production Cine Mosaic, HBO Films
Production
Harpo Films
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Cine Mosaic
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HBO Films
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Finland · April 22, 2017
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 2017
TV · HBO
France
March 24, 2020
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