Is the obese mother in Whats eating Gilbert Grape really weight that much?!
Question: She seems to be a very good actress and I think it would be VERY difficult to find someone that ways that much with that.Does she wear a suit of some kind or does she really weight that much?
Answers: She seems to be a very good actress and I think it would be VERY difficult to find someone that ways that much with that.Does she wear a suit of some kind or does she really weight that much?
Hey Jake L,
Here's the scoop on the actress that played his Mom. Click the link & read her story it's quite incredible! :)
Readers who are familiar with Darlene Cates from her amazing performance in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" or her television appearances on "Touched By An Angel" or "Picket Fences" may not be aware of the tremendous personal odyssey this warm and wonderful woman has endured.
Yes, she really did weigh that much. Sadly, she died not too long ago.
yeah, i remember seeing her on Oprah i think? well, i saw her on something. That really was her. Very sad that she died.
She's actually still alive.
Darlene Cates
She weighed 500lbs during that film.
Yes, she is really obese. I did not find any reference online that she passed away. But could not find anything recent either. Here are some sights.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146055/
http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Darlene_Cates.h...
http://www.maadwomen.com/lynnemurray/ess...
She actually was that big and is in fact still alive. She was hired for her role after the casting director/author saw her talking about her obesity on Sally Jesse Raphael.