Golden Globe Award-winning actress Valerie Bertinelli, who began her career as a child actor in CBS’ Apple’s Way, is returning to scripted acting with a new Lifetime Original Movie titled Love, Again. The One Day at a Time actress stars as Caroline, a woman struggling with her husband Henry’s (Henry Czerny) early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
While Valerie Bertinelli gained recognition through her impressive resume of sitcoms and television movies, she pivoted to hosting in 2015 after her contract with Food Network, including the cooking shows Valerie’s Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship, which also earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards.
As Love, Again marks the actress’ return to scripted acting after almost a decade, here are some Valerie Bertinelli TV shows and movies that best portray her acting range.
Valerie Bertinelli TV shows and movies
1) One Day at a Time
A 15-year-old Valerie Bertinelli got her big break when she was roped in for CBS’ hit 1975 sitcom One Day at a Time, which ran for nine seasons on the network. The family sitcom follows divorced mother Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), who moves with her two teenage daughters from Indiana to Indianapolis. The series follows Ann’s struggles to balance her life as a career woman and a single mother caring for her two rebellious teenage daughters.
Bertinelli played Ann’s wisecracking teenage daughter Barbara Romano, who eventually enters the real world and marries a dental student. The actress bagged two Golden Globes for her impressive performance in the sitcom.
2) I Was a Mail Order Bride
This 1982 made-for-television romantic comedy film, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, marked another collaboration between Valerie Bertinelli and CBS. The actress appeared alongside Ted Wass as Katarina “Kate” Tosconi, an investigative journalist living in Chicago and working for Contemporary Woman Magazine. When Kate is forced to write an article on mail-order brides, she reluctantly places an ad, which is responded to by Robert Fitzgerald, an LA lawyer.
As both Kate and Robert meet for the elaborate charade, the latter is roped into a bet by his business partner to remain platonic with his mail-order bride for two weeks. The film follows Kate and Robert as they fall for each other, despite all odds.
3) Touched by an Angel
This 1994 CBS fantasy-drama series follows Angel Monica as she brings guidance and messages from God to people at a crossroads in their lives, under the guidance of her strict boss Tess. Valerie Bertinelli joined the cast of Touched by an Angel in Season 7 as Gloria, an intelligent but accident-prone Italian American angel who struggles to understand the way of life in the early 21st Century. While the actress joined the series cast as a guest character, she was eventually promoted to a main character in the last two seasons.
4) Finding John Christmas
This 2003 made-for-television fantasy drama film is a sequel to the 2001 TV movie A Town Without Christmas, which stars Valerie Bertinelli as Kathleen McAllister, a woman who becomes convinced that the stranger dubbed ‘John Christmas’ in the headlines is her long-lost brother and firefighter Hank.
The movie is a heartwarming tale of a sister’s love as Kate teams up with photojournalist Noah Greenley and Christmas Angel Max to hunt for her missing brother, who brings Christmas cheer to their Canadian town.
5) Hot in Cleveland
This 2010 sitcom, which marked TV Land’s first original series, was the highest-rated telecast in the cable network’s 14-year history. Hot in Cleveland follows three best friends living in LA who randomly decide to board a plane to Paris, after being frustrated with their lives. However, when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland, the friends fall in love with the city’s welcoming community and decide to lease a house.
Valerie Bertinelli takes on the role of Melanie Hope Moretti, a depressed writer and a divorced mother of two who decides to give herself a second chance.
Love, Again will debut on May 9 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Edited by Aashna