Rita Darlene Cates (née Guthrie; – ) was an American actress. She became known for her role in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, in which she played the title ...
Darlene Cates, who played the housebound mother in the 1993 film “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” has died. Cates died in her sleep Sunday morning at her home in Forney, Texas, according to her ...
March 28 (UPI) --What's Eating Gilbert Grape? star Darlene Cates died Sunday at age 69. The actress' daughter, Sheri Ann Cates, announced in a Facebook post Monday that Cates died "peacefully in her ...
Dallas Morning News: Forney resident Darlene Cates, the memorable mom in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape,' dies at 69
Darlene Cates, a Forney resident who played the overweight mother in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, died in her sleep, the family announced Tuesday on a Facebook post. Sherie Cates Morgan confirmed that ...
Forney resident Darlene Cates, the memorable mom in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape,' dies at 69
UPI: Leonardo DiCaprio honors Darlene Cates: 'The best acting mom I ever had'
March 29 (UPI) --Leonardo DiCaprio says late actress Darlene Cates was "the best acting mom" he's ever had. The 42-year-old actor paid tribute to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape? co-star in a Facebook ...
Leonardo DiCaprio honors Darlene Cates: 'The best acting mom I ever had'
People: From the PEOPLE Archive: Darlene Cates on Her Weight Struggle: 'What the Scales Say Doesn't Have a Thing to Do with Your Value'
In 1994, the actress opened up to PEOPLE about her longtime struggles with obesity Darlene Cates, best remembered as the actress who played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s obese, housebound mother ...