Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress. She was born on April 23, 1960[2. She first achieved recognition as an adolescent, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975-1984) and for which she won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Show, Miniseries or Television Film. The actress later gained stardom by playing Gloria in the Christian drama Touched by an Angel (2001-2003) as well as Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010-2015), the latter of which resulted in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. The actress was awarded an Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2012. Bertinelli hosts a number of programs on Food Network, such as Valerie's Home Cooking (2015-2023) and Kids Baking Championship (2015-present) which won two Daytime Emmy Awards for the first show out of six nominations. Bertinelli's new deal was signed with Food Network on December 20, 2021. Bertinelli married rocker Eddie Van Halen between 1981 and 2007. They had one child with him, Wolfgang. From 2011 until 2022, she was a bridesmaid to Tom Vitale.