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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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks

Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae

Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh

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
Jazzy Ellis
Young Gladys

Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic

Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)

Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
Kayla Anderson
Johns Hopkins Student

Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey
Todd Lee
Doctor

Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks

Mary Shaw
Woman at Pump

Tatom Pender
Johns Hopkins Nurse
Christopher Robert Escobar
Chris the Intern
Clint Edwards
Scientist
De'Marco Arrington
Young Joe

Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
Tashaun Stanfill-Perry
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor
Matthew Bernard
Johns Hopkins Student

Sage Mayer
Young Boy
Elizabeth Hackler
Rebecca's Co-worker

David Shae
Reporter
Jaedon Godley
Davon Lacks
Tyvonna Jones
Elsie Lacks
Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.
Young Sonny
Miguel Angel Marrero
Scientist

Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey

Alpha Trivette
First Administrator
Terrence V. Walker
Church Patron
Sean Freeland
Charlie

Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah

Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer
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Details
Release Date
2017-04-22
Runtime
93 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Harpo Films
Cine Mosaic
HBO Films
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama
TV Movie