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GLADYS: (STRAINING) Henrietta
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(STRAINING) Henrietta no neck bones

GLADYS: (STRAINING) Henrietta no neck bones

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GLADYS: (STRAINING) Henrietta
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no neck bones.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:45
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Harpo Films,Cine Mosaic,HBO Films

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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.
(LAUGHING) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
(LAUGHING)
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
That's why she used her cells to help get rid of it for other folk. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
That's why she used her cells to help get rid of it for...
CLIFF: One thing I'll never forget, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
CLIFF: One thing I'll never forget,
- It's got dirt and straw floors. - CLIFF: Wood underneath. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
- It's got dirt and straw floors. - CLIFF: Wood underne...
But ain't nobody lived here for 35, 40 years since your mama. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
But ain't nobody lived here for 35, 40 years since your...
DEBORAH: I think about you all the time, Mama. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
DEBORAH: I think about you all the time, Mama.
DEBORAH: I wish I could see you and hold you in my arms - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:14
DEBORAH: I wish I could see you and hold you in my arms
"Snake stick"? (LAUGHS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
"Snake stick"? (LAUGHS)
Snakes don't really hide in any trees. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Snakes don't really hide in any trees.
- She's joking about the snakes in trees, right? - (LAUGHS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
- She's joking about the snakes in trees, right? - (LAU...
Oh. So, Henrietta was only four when she died. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Oh. So, Henrietta was only four when she died.
Henrietta is buried in one of these unmarked graves. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
Henrietta is buried in one of these unmarked graves.
SADIE: Elsie was one pretty little girl. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
SADIE: Elsie was one pretty little girl.
Stare at you with those sad brown eyes, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
Stare at you with those sad brown eyes,
Hennie had to feed her, bathe her. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Hennie had to feed her, bathe her.
Had Day driving to every tent show so preachers could lay hands on her. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Had Day driving to every tent show so preachers could lay ha...
This one time, Elsie run smack dead in the middle of traffic. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
This one time, Elsie run smack dead in the middle of traffic...
What was it that made Henrietta finally send her to Crownsville? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
What was it that made Henrietta finally send her to Crownsvi...
SADIE: It was more than she could handle. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
SADIE: It was more than she could handle.