The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017): Cast

In the 1950s, an African-American woman unknowingly contributed to groundbreaking medical research when her cells were taken without her consent. These cells, remarkably, became the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa. The story explores the scientific impact of this discovery and the ethical questions it raises, while also delving into the Lacks family’s struggle to understand the source of these extraordinary cells and their legacy in medicine.

• Director George C. Wolfe

• Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks
• RE Renée Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks
• JE Jordan Eli Arellano as Young Sonny Lacks
• JG Jaedon Godley as Davon Lacks

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Also known as

• La vida inmortal de Henrietta Lacks
• 헨리에타 랙스의 불멸의 삶
• La vie immortelle d'Henrietta Lacks
• زندگی جاودانه هنریتا لکس
• Безсмъртната Хенриета Лакс
• A Vida Imortal de Henrietta Lacks
• Nieśmiertelne życie Henrietty Lacks
• Henrietta Lacks örök élete
• 永生的海拉
• Бессмертная жизнь Генриетты Лакс
• La vita immortale di Henrietta Lacks
• 不死細胞ヒーラ ヘンリエッタ・ラックスの永遠なる人生

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• חיי הנצח של הנרייטה
• Безсмертне життя Генрієтти Лакс
• Viața nemuritoare a Henriettei Lacks
• زندگی جاویدان هنریتا لاکس
• ชีวิตอมตะของ Henrietta Lacks