Darlene Cates, the actress best known for her role as Bonnie Grape in 'What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,' died in her sleep Sunday morning at the age of 69 ...

Rest in peace, Darlene Cates. The actress who played Gilbert’s mother in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" died in her sleep Sunday. She was 69 years old. Explore>> PHOTOS: Notable deaths ...

Cates, who played DiCaprio's mother in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," died in her sleep over the weekend. She was 69 years old. Explore>> Darlene Cates, 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' ...

The Oscar winner called her "the best acting mom I ever had." — -- After "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actress Darlene Cates died at the age of 69 over the weekend, Leonardo DiCaprio took to ...

The actress who played Johnny Depp's mother in What's Eating Gilbert Grape has lost 250 pounds. Darlene Cates shed 250 pounds (113kg) following a series of near-death experiences. She played ...

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 ...

Darlene Cates, known for playing the mother in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” has died. She was 69. Cates’ daughter, Sheri Cates Morgan, announced in a Facebook post that her mother died “peacefully ...

Darlene Cates has died at the age of 69. The actress, who played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio's mother in the 1993 Oscar-nominated movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, passed away in her sleep on ...