‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ mom drops 250 pounds, hopes to revive acting career

(Photo: Everett Collection/Dallas Morning News)Darlene Cates' feature film debut was memorable. In 1993's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," she played Bonnie, a morbidly obese, severely depressed mother, and Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio played her sons. Nearly 20 years later, the 64-year-old Texas native has dropped almost 250 pounds and hopes to start acting again.