Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality who began performing as a child and first appeared on screen in 1974, in an episode of Apple's Way. Norman Lear asked her to try out for the part of Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, which launched in 1975, and she stayed with the show through its nine seasons, collecting two Golden Globes. Later came roles in television movies and the short-lived sitcoms Sydney, in which she played a private detective, and Café Americain, followed by two seasons on Touched by an Angel. She was part of the cast of Hot in Cleveland from 2010 to 2015, which brought a SAG Award nomination, and in 2012 she was given a star by the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the Food Network she has hosted Valerie's Home Cooking, honored twice with Daytime Emmy Awards, and Kids Baking Championship.