Darlene Cates is an actress who made her feature film debut in Lasse Hallström's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", alongside Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio, in which she played the title character's morbidly obese mother. Darlene was chosen for the part of Bonnie Grape after a casting director saw her on an episode of the "Sally Jessy Raphael" show in which she discussed her extreme obesity. Wikipedia
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Darlene Cates is a shining star. She is mostly known for her acclaimed role as "Momma" in the major Motion Picture, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Heights/1787/
