Darlene Cates
Darlene Cates. Actress: Gilbert Grape - Irgendwo in Iowa. 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 Gilbert Grape - Irgendwo in Iowa (1993)--Cates accepted. Her performance earned stellar reviews; Roger Ebert...
Darlene Cates. Actress: Gilbert Grape - Irgendwo in Iowa. 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 Gilbert Grape - Irgendwo in Iowa (1993)--Cates accepted. Her performance earned stellar reviews; Roger Ebert...
