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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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6.3(114)20171h 33m
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.
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
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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
Jaedon Godley
Davon Lacks
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Jane Rumbaua
Dr. Susan Hsu
Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
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Crew
Directing
- George C. WolfeDirector
Writing
- Rebecca SklootBook
- George C. WolfeScreenplay
- Peter LandesmanScreenplay
- Alexander WooScreenplay
Production
- Cindy TolanCasting
- Alan BallExecutive Producer
- Lydia Dean PilcherExecutive Producer
- Kathryn DeanProducer
- Carla GardiniExecutive Producer
- Peter MacdissiExecutive Producer
- Oprah WinfreyExecutive Producer
- Meagan LewisCasting
- Rebecca SklootCo-Executive Producer
Camera
- Sofian El FaniDirector of Photography
Editing
- Aaron YanesEditor
- Mateo MárquezDigital Intermediate Assistant
Sound
- Branford MarsalisOriginal Music Composer
- Mark DeSimoneADR Mixer
- Allan ZaleskiSound
Art
- Caroline HananiaProduction Design
- Carla MartinezAssistant Art Director
- Sarah CarterSet Decoration Buyer
- Brittany UpchurchSet Decoration Buyer
- Richard BlankenshipArt Direction
- Peter BorckArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Paul TazewellCostume Design
- Jerome AllenHairstylist
- Gina W. BatemanMakeup Artist
- Lydia BensimmonHairstylist
- Lane FriedmanHairstylist
- Mia NealWigmaker
- Derrick RutledgeMakeup Artist
- Hagen LinssMakeup Artist
Crew
- Elizabeth DavidovichOther