Darlene Cates
Rita Darlene Guthrie
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Emerging from a modest Texas upbringing, Darlene Cates overcame a period of seclusion and health struggles to launch an acting career after completing her high school diploma through correspondence courses. Her first on-screen appearance came when screenwriter Peter Hedges, impressed by her candid interview on a talk show, cast her as the morbidly obese mother in the 1993 drama What's Eating Gilbe…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
