Bertinelli was chosen to play Barbara, the sister of Julie, played by Mackenzie Philips, and the daughter of Bonnie Franklin’s character Ann Romano.
By the time Bertinelli was 22, she had won two Golden Globes for her work on the well-liked television program that aired from 1975 until 1984. She also fell in love with Eddie Van Halen, with whom she was wed from 1981 until 2007. Wolfgang, the couple’s only child, was born in 1991. Eddie passed away from cancer in 2020 with Bertinelli by his side. The two remained close.
