What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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3. Rita Darlene Cates (née Guthrie; December 13, 1947 [1] – March 26, 2017) 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 character's housebound mother.
Mar 28, 2017 · The Texas native, who played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio's obese mother in the 1993 film, passed away in her sleep. She had a lifelong struggle with weight that once saw her reach 550 lbs., but also launched her acting career.
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Darlene Cates (1947-2017) Darlene Cates. Cates' acting career ignited after she appeared on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael (1983), titled "Too Heavy to Leave Their House". Shortly after, author and screenwriter Peter Hedges proposed to her that she play Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio 's morbidly obese and housebound mother in What's ...
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- Borger, Texas, USA
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- Forney, Texas, USA
Mar 29, 2017 · Darlene Cates, known for playing the mother in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape,' has died. Fellow 'Gilbert Grape' star Leonardo DiCaprio honored his on-screen mother in a Facebook post on Tuesday ...
Darlene Cates was an actress who played the obese mother in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). She died in 2017 at age 69 after losing 244 pounds and overcoming depression.
- December 13, 1947
- March 26, 2017
Mar 28, 2017 · The actress, who played the obese mother of Leonardo DiCaprio's character, passed away in her sleep on Sunday. She was discovered by the film's writer after appearing on a talk show and earned an Oscar nomination for her role.
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Mar 28, 2017 · NEW YORK (AP) — 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 son-in-law, David Morgan. She was 69. Cates was cast in the film as the morbidly obese mother of Johnny Depp, in the title role ...
