The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (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 LacksDrama, History, TV Movie
Cast
- Oprah Winfrey — Deborah Lacks
- Rose Byrne — Rebecca Skloot
- Renée Elise Goldsberry — Henrietta Lacks
- Reg E. Cathey — Zakariyyah
- Courtney B. Vance — Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
- Rocky Carroll — Sonny Lacks
- Leslie Uggams — Sadie
- Reed Birney — Dr. George Gey
- John Douglas Thompson — Lawrence Lacks
- Adriane Lenox — Barbara Lacks
- Roger Robinson — Day Lacks
- John Beasley — Cliff
Where to watch The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
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