Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Anne Bertinelli[1] (born April 23, 1960)[2] 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.
Valerie Bertinelli
- Actress
- television personality
1971–present
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.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Nancy (née Carvin) and Andrew Bertinelli, a General Motors executive. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother of English descent.[4] She has three brothers, David, Patrick, and Drew. An older brother, Mark, died at 17 months from accidental poisoning before she was born.[5]
Due to her father's career, the family frequently moved. They lived in Claymont, Delaware; Clarkston, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Oklahoma City; and the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School,[6] and she was raised Roman Catholic.[7]
