Known for her work in television acting and presenting, her accolades include two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Bertinelli was married to musician Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007, with whom she has one child, Wolfgang.
In 2011, she married Tom Vitale, later separating
Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Nancy and Andrew Bertinelli, a General Motors executive.