The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

6.5

93 minutes

4/22/2017

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 List

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