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, ...

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. Cates was reportedly discovered ...

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 ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is going to miss Darlene Cates. 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. On ...