The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017
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.
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Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae
Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah
Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubicek
Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic
Alpha Trivette
First Administrator
L. Warren Young
Day Lacks
David Shae
Reporter
Sean Freeland
Charlie
Kayla Anderson
Johns Hopkins Student
Jane Rumbaua
Mrs. Hsu
Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
Patrick Walker
Cousin Fred
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh
Tian Richards
Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Jazzy Ellis
Young Gladys
Kate Bond
Young Woman
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
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
Tashaun Stanfill-Perry
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor
Matthew Bernard
Johns Hopkins Student
Sage Mayer
Young Boy
Elizabeth Hackler
Rebecca's Co-worker
Jaedon Godley
Davon Lacks
Tyvonna Jones
Elsie Lacks
Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.
Young Sonny
Miguel Angel Marrero
Scientist
Terrence V. Walker
Church Patron
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