Claim to Fame: Her role as Barbara Cooper on "One Day At A Time" was
what made her a household name and America's teenage sweetheart.
Family Life: Was married to Eddie Van Halen from April, 1981
to July, 2002. They have one child, Wolfgang born March 16, 1991.
Info: Her father was a General Motors executive and because of his job
the family travelled through so many cities. In fact,
Valerie still calls herself a "GM brat."
Where Is
She Now:
Valerie continues to act and if you saw the movie "Saved!" then you probably saw
Valerie in a cameo as herself.
She has a home in Los Angeles and a production company
(named Tuxedo Limited after one of the stray cats she's
always taking in).
Trivia: Briefly dated director/producer
Steven Spielberg in the late 70s.
Two of her closest friends are Faith Ford And Jane Leeves.
CREDITS: Sorry Charlie (2004)
Saved! (2004)
Crazy Love (2003) (TV) .... Wife
Finding John Christmas (2003) (TV) .... Kathleen McCallister
"Touched by an Angel" (2001-2003) .... Gloria
Personally Yours (2000) (TV) .... Susannah Stanton
"Night Sins" (1997) TV .... SBI Agent Megan O'Malley
Two Mothers for Zachary (1996) .... Jody Ann Shaffell
Case for Life, A (1996) (TV) .... Kelly Porter
Haunting of Helen Walker (1995) (TV) .... Helen Walker
Murder of Innocence (1993) (TV) .... Laurie Wade
"Cafe Americain" (1993) TV Series .... Holly Aldridge
What She Doesn't Know (1992) (TV) .... Molly Kilcoin
In a Child's Name (1991) (TV) .... Angela Cimarelli
"Sydney" (1990) TV Series .... Sydney Kells
Taken Away (1989) (TV) .... Stephanie Monroe
Pancho Barnes (1988) (TV) .... Pancho Barnes
Number One with a Bullet (1987) .... Teresa Barzak
"I'll Take Manhattan" (1987) ... Maxime 'Maxi' Amberville
Ordinary Heroes (1986) .... Maria
Rockabye (1986) (TV) .... Susannah Bartok
"Faerie Tale Theatre" playing "The Princess" (1986)
Silent Witness (1985) (TV) .... Anna Dunne
Shattered Vows (1984) (TV) .... Mary Gilligan
Seduction of Gina, The (1984) (TV) .... Gina Breslin
I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982) (TV) .... Kate Tosconi
I Love Liberty (1982) (TV)
Princess and the Cabbie, The (1981) (TV) .... Joanna James
Promise of Love, The (1980) (TV) .... Kathy Wakeman
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) .... Casey Norton
Young Love, First Love (1979) (TV) .... Robin Gibson
Secret of Charles Dickens, The (1979) (TV) .... Mamie Dickens
"Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The" playing "Wendy Chase/Gwynn" (1978)
"CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" playing "Star" (1978)
"One Day at a Time" (1975 - 1984) TV Series .... Barbara Cooper Royer
"Apple's Way" playing "Peggy" (1974)