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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 ...
In 1951, cancerous cells from Henrietta Lacks lead to breakthroughs that change the face of medicine forever. Aided by writer Rebecca Skloot, Deborah Lacks embarks on a quest to learn about...
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With the cells named HeLa, most of the world had no idea that it was the biological property of a Virginia mother who changed the world. George C. Wolfe ’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” premiering on HBO tomorrow night, tells Henrietta’s (Renee Elise Goldsberry) story. 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.
Apr 20, 2017 · April 20, 2017. One of the most acclaimed nonfiction books of 2010, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” began as an investigation of a medical miracle but became a gripping, poignant story...
Apr 20, 2017 · In the HBO movie, Oprah Winfrey stars as the daughter of Henrietta Lacks who, with help from a reporter, finds out that her mother's cells are being used as the basis for medical research.
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May 25, 2017 · The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks works very hard and, on the whole, with impressive success to balance two goals. On the one hand, it strives to connect the story of the HeLa cells to our long, chilling history of racial exclusion and exploitation.
