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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

How could I resist? (LAUGHS) Uh, Lawrence, do you mind if I

How could I resist? (LAUGHS) Uh, Lawrence, do you mind if I

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How could I resist? (LAUGHS)
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Uh, Lawrence, do you mind if I...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:33
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Harpo Films,Cine Mosaic,HBO Films

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Movie Summary

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.
I blacked out most of my memory because of the sadness and hurting. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
I blacked out most of my memory because of the sadness and h...
Using techniques that HeLa helped develop, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:11
Using techniques that HeLa helped develop,
- Right? - (BOTH LAUGH) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
- Right? - (BOTH LAUGH)
- I was hoping I could meet Deborah... - No, just the men. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
- I was hoping I could meet Deborah... - No, just the men.
My wife, she's a fire dragon without her morning coffee. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
My wife, she's a fire dragon without her morning coffee...
Hmm. Come in the front room while I take it up. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Hmm. Come in the front room while I take it up.
- (DOOR OPENS) - (CHEERING ON TV) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
- (DOOR OPENS) - (CHEERING ON TV)
Pops, did you know Mama's cells gonna make Stevie Wonder see? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
Pops, did you know Mama's cells gonna make Stevie Wonde...
They're not actually being put into people's eyes, her cells, but, um... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
They're not actually being put into people's eyes,...
Hey, Pop, Miss Rebecca want to know everything Dale always asking about. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Hey, Pop, Miss Rebecca want to know everything Dale always a...
I'm writing a book about Henrietta, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
I'm writing a book about Henrietta,
So, every summer she'd head on down to Clover. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
So, every summer she'd head on down to Clover.
Called herself tending a little tobacco. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Called herself tending a little tobacco.
(LAUGHTER) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
(LAUGHTER)
And when did you first hear about your wife's cells and... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
And when did you first hear about your wife's cells and...
Hopkins called, said, "Come on up here, 'cause she died." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
Hopkins called, said, "Come on up here, 'cause she...
They said, "It'd help your children in case they come down with cancer." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:18
They said, "It'd help your children in case they c...
I wouldn't go to Hopkins to get my toenails cut. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
I wouldn't go to Hopkins to get my toenails cut.
If you were bad, the old folks would threaten to put you out - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
If you were bad, the old folks would threaten to put you out
Well, this matters to me, the story, and why it needs to be told. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Well, this matters to me, the story, and why it needs to be ...