Acting

Valerie Bertinelli

Born 23 April 1960 · Wilmington, Delaware, USA · 66

Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress and television personality. She first achieved recognition as an adolescent, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–1984), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She subsequently earned adult stardom as Gloria on the religious drama series Touched by an Angel (2001–2003), and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015), which brought her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2012, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bertinelli has hosted several programs for Food Network, such as the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–2023) and Kids Baking Championship (2015–2024), winning two Daytime Emmy Awards for the former out of six nominations. In December 2021, she signed a new deal with Food Network ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.