Leonardo DiCaprio has paid tribute to Darlene Cates as “the best acting mom I ever had” following her death at the age of 69.
The Oscar-winning actor worked with Cates on the 1993 film, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
Cates was cast in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape as morbidly obese mother, Bonnie, to Johnny Depp’s Gilbert.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, DiCaprio said: “Darlene was the best acting mom I ever had the privilege of working alongside.
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