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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta took care of mewhen my polio got bad

(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE) COOTIE: Henrietta took care of me
when my polio got bad

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COOTIE: Henrietta took care of me when my polio got bad.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:04
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.
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.
You and Sonny were just babies, little Zakariyya on the way. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
You and Sonny were just babies, little Zakariyya on the way.
The day she sent Elsie to Crownsville, Hennie liked to die. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
The day she sent Elsie to Crownsville, Hennie liked to die.