Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: April 22, 2017
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (105 votes)
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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

Peter Gerety
Paul Lurz

Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer

John Benjamin Hickey
Bill Watson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Dr. Roland Pattillo

Byron Jennings
Dr. Victor McKusick

Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubicek

Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey

John C. Vennema
Board Administrator

Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)

Jane Rumbaua
Dr. Susan Hsu

Jaylon Gordon
Alfred

Leon Lamar
Cootie

Tinashe Kajese
Sadie

Patrick Walker
Cousin Fred

L. Warren Young
Day Lacks

Ellen Barkin
Sasha Walz

Michael Gaston
Richard Wilson

Kate Bond
Young Woman

Bill Martin Williams
Crownsville Administrator

Mary Shaw
Woman at Pump

Tian Richards
Lawrence (16 yrs.)

Kermit Burns III
Young Cootie

Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel

Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae

Sean Freeland
Charlie

Sage Mayer
Young Boy

Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic

Tatom Pender
Johns Hopkins Nurse

David Shae
Reporter

Alpha Trivette
First Administrator









