page_title: Valerie Bertinelli
section_title: Activism
hierarchical_section_title: Valerie Bertinelli / Career / Activism
caption_attribution_description: Valerie Bertinelli at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
context_page_description: Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality. She portrayed Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time, Gloria on the religious drama series Touched by an Angel and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Since 2015, she has hosted the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship on Food Network.
context_section_description: Bertinelli became a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig program and appeared in several commercials. Although Bertinelli was compensated for her Jenny Craig appearances, she considered herself a health and weight-loss activist rather than a hired weight-loss spokesperson.
caption: Bertinelli in 2008
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