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Darlene Cates

Darlene Cates

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 13, 1947
Died Mar 26, 2017 (69)
Birthplace Borger, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Rita Darlene Cates (née Guthrie; December 13, 1947 – 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. ...

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2019

as Penny

Wolf Girl

Wolf Girl

2001

as Athena the Fat Lady

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

as Bonnie Grape

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Touched by an Angel

as Claudia Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Picket Fences

as Sophie Wallace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

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