Lifestyle Food Celebrity Chef Valerie Bertinelli's Glamorous Throwback Photos The actress and former Food Network personality — who turns 64 on April 23, 2024 — has always been a stunner By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You Smile. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 22, 2024 01:08PM EDT Valerie Bertinelli . Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage Happy Birthday, Valerie Bertinelli! The actress, icon and food personality turns 64 on April 23, 2024, and has a lifetime of major moments to reflect on. From her early soap star days to her family life and beyond, celebrate Valerie Bertinelli's birthday with these throwback photos. 01 of 10 1970s Valerie Bertinelli in the early 1970s. Archive Photos/Getty A teenaged Valerie Bertinelli gets all dressed up for the cameras in the early 1970s, as her television career kicks off. 02 of 10 1970s Valerie Bertinelli in the early 1970s. Ron Galella/WireImage Bertinelli flashes a smile at director Steven Spielberg, whom she dated briefly in the late 1970s. 03 of 10 1981 Valerie Bertinelli in 1981. Ron Galella/WireImage They do! Bertinelli and then-husband Eddie Van Halen are snapped just moments after their 1981 nuptials in Westwood, California. 04 of 10 1985 Valerie Bertinelli in 1985. Harry Langdon/Getty Bertinelli poses for a photo in June of 1985, one year after she ended her run on One Day at a Time. 05 of 10 1985 Valerie Bertinelli in 1985. Carole Shepherd/DMI/Time Life Pictures/Getty Bertinelli attends a promotional event for her 1985 TV movie, Shattered Vows. 06 of 10 1980s Valerie Bertinelli in the 1980s. CBS/Getty In the early '80s, Bertinelli hangs with her One Day at a Time costars, Mackenzie Phillips and Bonnie Franklin. 07 of 10 1990 Valerie Bertinelli in 1990. Jim Smeal/WireImage Save us a slice? The actress celebrates her birthday in 1990 with a cake featuring her likeness. 08 of 10 1993 Valerie Bertinelli in 1993. Valerie Bertinell/instagram Son Wolfgang steals the show while hanging with Mom and Dad in New York City's Central Park in 1993. 09 of 10 2011 Valerie Bertinelli in 2011. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Former costars Bertinelli and Franklin reunite at a TV Land party in 2011. 10 of 10 2011 Valerie Bertinelli in 2011. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Cheers! At a 2011 event, Bertinelli raises a glass with her Hot in Cleveland costars: Betty White, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves. Close