The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
George C. Wolfe2017-04-22
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6.3
93 min
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 | Character | Team | |
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Oprah Winfrey | Deborah Lacks | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Rose Byrne | Rebecca Skloot | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Renée Elise Goldsberry | Henrietta Lacks | Unowned |
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Reg E. Cathey | Zakariyyah | Unowned |
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Courtney B. Vance | Sir Lord Keenan Coefield | Unowned |
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Rocky Carroll | Sonny Lacks | Unowned |
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Leslie Uggams | Sadie | Unowned |
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Reed Birney | Dr. George Gey | Unowned |
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John Douglas Thompson | Lawrence Lacks | Unowned |
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Adriane Lenox | Barbara Lacks | Unowned |
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Roger Robinson | Day Lacks | Unowned |
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John Beasley | Cliff | Unowned |
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Peter Gerety | Paul Lurz | Unowned |
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Gabriel Ebert | Christoph Lengauer | Unowned |
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John Benjamin Hickey | Bill Watson | Unowned |
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Dr. Roland Pattillo | Unowned |
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Byron Jennings | Dr. Victor McKusick | Unowned |
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Sylvia Grace Crim | Mary Kubicek | Unowned |
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Karen Wheeling Reynolds | Mrs. Gey | Unowned |
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John C. Vennema | Board Administrator | Unowned |
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Jaedon Godley | Davon Lacks | Unowned |
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Kyanna Simone Simpson | Deborah (15-24YRS) | Unowned |
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Jane Rumbaua | Dr. Susan Hsu | Unowned |
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Jaylon Gordon | Alfred | Unowned |
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Leon Lamar | Cootie | Unowned |
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Andrea Frye | Gladys | Unowned |
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Jazzy Ellis | Young Gladys | Unowned |
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Tinashe Kajese | Sadie | Unowned |
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Patrick Walker | Cousin Fred | Unowned |
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L. Warren Young | Day Lacks | Unowned |
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Ellen Barkin | Sasha Walz | Unowned |
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Michael Gaston | Richard Wilson | Unowned |
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Kate Bond | Young Woman | Unowned |
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Tyvonna Jones | Elsie Lacks | Unowned |
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Bill Martin Williams | Crownsville Administrator | Unowned |
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Mary Shaw | Woman at Pump | Unowned |
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Tian Richards | Lawrence (16 yrs.) | Unowned |
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Kermit Burns III | Young Cootie | Unowned |
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Lisa Arrindell | Aunt Ethel | Unowned |
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Jordan Eli Arellano | Young Sonny Lacks | Unowned |
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Kayla Anderson | Johns Hopkins Student | Unowned |
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De'Marco Arrington | Young Joe | Unowned |
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Matthew Bernard | Johns Hopkins Student | Unowned |
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Raphael Dante' Carr Jr. | Young Sonny | Unowned |
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Ninja N. Devoe | Country Girl Mae | Unowned |
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Clint Edwards | Scientist | Unowned |
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Christopher Robert Escobar | Chris the Intern | Unowned |
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Sean Freeland | Charlie | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Hackler | Rebecca's Co-worker | Unowned |
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Linden Harris | Galen (as Linden Ronel Harris) | Unowned |
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Todd Lee | Doctor | Unowned |
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Miguel Angel Marrero | Scientist | Unowned |
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Sage Mayer | Young Boy | Unowned |
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Jock McKissic | Carl the Mechanic | Unowned |
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Tatom Pender | Johns Hopkins Nurse | Unowned |
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Earl Poitier | Cousin Josh | Unowned |
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David Shae | Reporter | Unowned |
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Tashaun Stanfill-Perry | Henrietta Lacks Neighbor | Unowned |
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Alpha Trivette | First Administrator | Unowned |
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Terrence V. Walker | Church Patron | Unowned |