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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks , who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose cancer cells (later known as HeLa ) would ...
15 Mac 2017 · Cancer took Henrietta Lacks, her cells brought forth new science, her family brought her story home. Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of the critically-acclaimed book....
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) is a non-fiction book by American author Rebecca Skloot. It was the 2011 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in science, engineering or medicine.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fairly standard biopic, but it's distinguished by a great leading performance from Oprah Winfrey, Read Critics Reviews
Oprah Winfrey stars in the true story of a woman's search for enlightenment about her mother -- whose cancer cells would save millions. 2,385 IMDb 6.4 1 h 32 min 2017. X-Ray 18+. Drama · Historical · Compelling · Philosophical.
21 Apr 2017 · George C. Wolfe ’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” premiering on HBO tomorrow night, tells Henrietta’s (Renee Elise Goldsberry) story. Sorta. It also tells the story of journalist Rebecca Skloot ( Rose Byrne ), the woman who spent a decade researching this strange story and wrote the bestselling book on which this film is based. Sorta.
HBO’s film adaptation of Rebecca Skloot’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks, and Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot premiered on HBO in 2017.
