Valerie Bertinelli
Bertinelli in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Valerie Anne Bertinelli
Place of Birth: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 23, 1960
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – English, as well as Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, distant Swedish
Valerie Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality. She is known for starring on the series One Day at a Time, Touched by an Angel, and Hot in Cleveland, and as a host on the Food Network’s shows Valerie’s Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship.
She is the daughter of Nancy Lee (Carvin) and Andrea/Andrew Francesco Bertinelli, a General Motors executive. Valerie has a son, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, with her former husband, musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor Eddie Van Halen.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2024) stated that Valerie’s genetic ancestry consists of:
*35% Scotland
*29% Northern Italy
*9% France
*8% Southern Italy
*7% Ireland
*6% Sweden & Denmark
*4% Greece & Albania
*2% Germanic Europe
Valerie’s paternal grandfather was named Nazzareno Bertinelli (the son of Andrea/Andrew Bertinelli and Adelia). Nazzareno was born in Scheggia, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy. He fought for Italy during WWI. He left his first wife Dominica and son Ernesto behind when moving to the U.S.
Valerie’s paternal grandmother was Angeline/Angelina Maddalena Maria Crossa/Crosa (the daughter of Francesco/Frank George Crossa and Maria Francesca “Mary” Possio). Angeline was born in Sanremo, Imperia, Italy. Valerie’s great-grandmother Maria Francesca was born in Lanzo Torinese, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Valerie’s maternal grandfather was Lester Vodges Carvin (the son of Joseph Dyer Carvin, Jr. and Ida P. Gooden). Lester was born in Newark, Licking, Ohio. Joseph was the son of Joseph Dyer Carvin and Anna J. Ida was the daughter of Jacob G. Gooden and Mary Emma Bishop.
Valerie’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Adams Chambers (the daughter of Harry N. Chambers and Martha Jane Pierce). Elizabeth was born in Camden, Camden, New Jersey. Harry was the son of William David Chambers and Anna/Annie Rebecca Simpers. Martha was the daughter of Morris Green Pierce and Sallie Pernell Shepherd.
Sources: Genealogies of Valerie Bertinelli – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Valerie Bertinelli (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://famouskin.com
Notes on Valerie’s family history – http://blogs.ancestry.com
*San Reno -> Sanremo
Surely her mother’s side is more just English, in fact I’m sure of it. Looking at her mother’s family tree, I see Scottish names as well as others… and her DNA test came back as more Scottish than anything else (35%!) Yes, there are lines going back to England, but at the very least, her mother’s side should be shown as English(, Scottish) and other!
Yeah, while I know the tests are still as much art as science, that she got NO English should tell you that she’s a lot more than English on her maternal line. Might not even be mostly English on that line, though that’s just a guess.
Still confused with the addition of Irish and Scots-Irish, but not simple Scottish.
…. it was clearly in there when you wrote that.
http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Bertinelli-Family-Tree-1
Her paternal grandfather was born in Scheggia, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Valerie great-grandmother Maria “Mary” Francesca Possio was born in Lanzo Torinese, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107113082
She seems to have a nice personality.