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Cast
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Oprah Winfrey | As: Deborah Lacks |
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Rose Byrne | As: Rebecca Skloot |
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Renée Elise Goldsberry | As: Henrietta Lacks |
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Reg E. Cathey | As: Zakariyyah |
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Courtney B. Vance | As: Sir Lord Keenan Coefield |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | Discover what you are made of |
| Certification: | K-12 |
Cast
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Oprah Winfrey |
Deborah Lacks |
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Rose Byrne |
Rebecca Skloot |
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Renée Elise Goldsberry |
Henrietta Lacks |
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Reg E. Cathey |
Zakariyyah |
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Courtney B. Vance |
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield |
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Rocky Carroll |
Sonny Lacks |
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Leslie Uggams |
Sadie |
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Reed Birney |
Dr. George Gey |
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John Douglas Thompson |
Lawrence Lacks |
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Adriane Lenox |
Barbara Lacks |
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Roger Robinson |
Day Lacks |
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John Beasley |
Cliff |
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Peter Gerety |
Paul Lurz |
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Gabriel Ebert |
Christoph Lengauer |
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John Benjamin Hickey |
Bill Watson |
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
Dr. Roland Pattillo |
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Byron Jennings |
Dr. Victor McKusick |
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Sylvia Grace Crim |
Mary Kubicek |
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Karen Wheeling Reynolds |
Mrs. Gey |
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John C. Vennema |
Board Administrator |
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Jaedon Godley |
Davon Lacks |
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Kyanna Simone Simpson |
Deborah (15-24YRS) |
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Jane Rumbaua |
Dr. Susan Hsu |
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Jaylon Gordon |
Alfred |
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Leon Lamar |
Cootie |
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Andrea Frye |
Gladys |
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Jazzy Ellis |
Young Gladys |
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Tinashe Kajese |
Sadie |
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Patrick Walker |
Cousin Fred |
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L. Warren Young |
Day Lacks |
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Ellen Barkin |
Sasha Walz |
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Michael Gaston |
Richard Wilson |
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Kate Bond |
Young Woman |
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Tyvonna Jones |
Elsie Lacks |
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Bill Martin Williams |
Crownsville Administrator |
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Mary Shaw |
Woman at Pump |
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Tian Richards |
Lawrence (16 yrs.) |
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Kermit Burns III |
Young Cootie |
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Lisa Arrindell |
Aunt Ethel |
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Jordan Eli Arellano |
Young Sonny Lacks |
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Kayla Anderson |
Johns Hopkins Student |
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De'Marco Arrington |
Young Joe |
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Matthew Bernard |
Johns Hopkins Student |
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Raphael Dante' Carr Jr. |
Young Sonny |
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Ninja N. Devoe |
Country Girl Mae |
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Clint Edwards |
Scientist |
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Christopher Robert Escobar |
Chris the Intern |
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Sean Freeland |
Charlie |
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Elizabeth Hackler |
Rebecca's Co-worker |
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Linden Harris |
Galen (as Linden Ronel Harris) |
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Todd Lee |
Doctor |
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Miguel Angel Marrero |
Scientist |
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Sage Mayer |
Young Boy |
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Jock McKissic |
Carl the Mechanic |
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Tatom Pender |
Johns Hopkins Nurse |
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Earl Poitier |
Cousin Josh |
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David Shae |
Reporter |
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Tashaun Stanfill-Perry |
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor |
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Alpha Trivette |
First Administrator |
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Terrence V. Walker |
Church Patron |
Directed By
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George C. Wolfe |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Alexander Woo |
Writer |
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Rebecca Skloot |
Book |
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George C. Wolfe |
Screenplay |
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Peter Landesman |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Cindy Tolan |
Casting |
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Alan Ball |
Executive Producer |
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Lydia Dean Pilcher |
Executive Producer |
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Kathryn Dean |
Producer |
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Carla Gardini |
Executive Producer |
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Peter Macdissi |
Executive Producer |
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Rebecca Skloot |
Executive Producer |
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Oprah Winfrey |
Executive Producer |
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Meagan Lewis |
Casting |
Edited By
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Aaron Yanes |
Editor |
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Mateo Márquez |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
Costume and Makeup
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Paul Tazewell |
Costume Design |
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Jerome Allen |
Hairstylist |
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Gina W. Bateman |
Makeup Artist |
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Lydia Bensimmon |
Hairstylist |
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Lane Friedman |
Hairstylist |
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Mia Neal |
Wigmaker |
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Derrick Rutledge |
Makeup Artist |
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Hagen Linss |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Branford Marsalis |
Original Music Composer |
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Mark DeSimone |
ADR Mixer |
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Allan Zaleski |
Sound |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Sofian El Fani |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Caroline Hanania |
Production Design |
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Carla Martinez |
Assistant Art Director |
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Sarah Carter |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Brittany Upchurch |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Richard Blankenship |
Art Direction |
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Peter Borck |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Elizabeth Davidovich |
Other |
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