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