Overview - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • History
  • TV Movie

Runtime: 93 minutes

Homepage: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Budget

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Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Harpo Films

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Cine Mosaic

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: HBO Films

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Oprah Winfrey

    Character: Deborah Lacks

    Popularity: 1.2179

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  • Name: Rose Byrne

    Character: Rebecca Skloot

    Popularity: 4.0096

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  • Name: Renée Elise Goldsberry

    Character: Henrietta Lacks

    Popularity: 1.1893

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  • Name: Reg E. Cathey

    Character: Zakariyyah

    Popularity: 1.0337

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  • Name: Courtney B. Vance

    Character: Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

    Popularity: 1.2298

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  • Name: Rocky Carroll

    Character: Sonny Lacks

    Popularity: 1.4294

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  • Name: Leslie Uggams

    Character: Sadie

    Popularity: 1.0538

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  • Name: Reed Birney

    Character: Dr. George Gey

    Popularity: 0.8862

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