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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

What exactly did her cells do? Girl, you better get yourself ready, 'cause this storyis...

What exactly did her cells do? Girl, you better get yourself ready, 'cause this story
is crazy enough for three books

Full Transcript

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What exactly did her cells do?
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Girl, you better get yourself ready,
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'cause this story is crazy enough for three books.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:51
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.
Bet you didn't know my mother's sister converted herself to Puerto Rican. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Bet you didn't know my mother's sister converted h...
(LAUGHS) And that state hospital, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:15
(LAUGHS) And that state hospital,
Like, did she... Did she breastfeed me? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
Like, did she... Did she breastfeed me?
No, it's... I'm... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
No, it's... I'm...
- Mmm-hmm. - I live in Pittsburgh - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
- Mmm-hmm. - I live in Pittsburgh
Now listen, uh, you can call me late Monday afternoon - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Now listen, uh, you can call me late Monday afternoon
Now, what'd you say your name was? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Now, what'd you say your name was?
(LINE RINGS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
(LINE RINGS)
My brother say I ought to write a book myself. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
My brother say I ought to write a book myself.
Why can't you talk to me? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
Why can't you talk to me?
I don't want to get hurt again. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
I don't want to get hurt again.
(ROCK MUSIC ON RADIO) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:14
(ROCK MUSIC ON RADIO)
And I'm really hoping that Deborah might... Might be there, but... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
And I'm really hoping that Deborah might... Might be th...
(SONGBIRD PLAYING ON RADIO) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
(SONGBIRD PLAYING ON RADIO)
(LIVING IN THE ALLEY PLAYING ON RADIO) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
(LIVING IN THE ALLEY PLAYING ON RADIO)
(SIGHS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
(SIGHS)
Me, Dale, Zakariyya, we got no memories at all. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Me, Dale, Zakariyya, we got no memories at all.
Good thing he ain't here to hear you mispronouncing it. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Good thing he ain't here to hear you mispronouncing it.
- (TURNS OFF ENGINE) - (MUSIC STOPS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
- (TURNS OFF ENGINE) - (MUSIC STOPS)
(LAUGHS) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
(LAUGHS)