Valerie Bertinelli

Played herself in the dark comedy Saved! starring Jena Malone

Returned to series TV, joining the cast of the long-running Touched By an Angel (CBS) in spring

Cast as an investigative agent looking into the disappearance of a child in the CBS miniseries Night Sins

Portrayed a lesbian struggling to retain custody of her child in the TV-movie Two Mothers For Zachary (ABC)

Starred in the CBS miniseries In a Child s Name , as a woman fighting for custody of her nephew

Played title role in short-lived CBS sitcom, Sydney , featuring theme music by her husband, Eddie Van Halen

Starred as Maxi Amberville in the four-part CBS miniseries, I ll Take Manhattan , based on the Judith Krantz novel

Returned to feature films to play one of the leads in Number One with a Bullet

Essayed leading role in the feature film, C.H.O.M.P.S.

Played first dramatic leading role on TV, in the CBS hour-long special, The Secret of Charles Dickens

Played Barbara Cooper (later Barbara Cooper Royer) on the popular CBS sitcom, One Day at a Time

Made early TV appearances on the CBS drama series, Apple s Way

Appeared in several TV commercials

Formed her own production company, Bertinelli, Inc.

Grew up in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Michigan before family settled in California

Returned to series work as star of the NBC sitcom Cafe Americain