The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
– An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are ..
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.
22 Apr 2017
English
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George C. Wolfe
Rebecca Skloot (based on the book written by), Peter Landesman (screenplay by), Alexander Woo (screenplay by), George C. Wolfe (screenplay by)
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds
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.
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 17 nominations.
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