Date 24/04/2017 - News People
Oprah Winfrey erupts in the new HBO film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as a tormented woman in search of the mother she never knew whose tissue sample would yield medical marvels benefiting millions. The film, which premiered in the US on Saturday, is based on the best-seller by Rebecca Skloot. It charts the rocky road to discovery shared by Henrietta Lacks' daughter Deborah. Winfrey doesn't scare easy but she admits, "I was unsure and uncertain of myself going into this role...I had other people in mind to do it." Winfrey says, "I did it as a way of honoring her."
