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Endpoint: Teri Polo



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created on: 26/09/2024
by: Lo55o (12811)
 
 

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Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969 in Dover, Delaware, U.S.) is an American actress.
She starred as Pamela Martha Focker (née Byrnes) in the Meet the Parents trilogy, Helen Santos in The West Wing, and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019–2024).

Polo's acting debut, in 1987, was in the role of Kristin Larsen on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving. The following year, she earned a role in primetime on the short-lived CBS series TV 101. She also starred in the 1990 miniseries The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daaé. In 1994, Polo became a regular cast member on the last season of Northern Exposure. She later played Detective Ash on the TV series Brimstone. She appeared in a recurring guest role in the sixth and seventh seasons of The West Wing playing the role of Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits).

In 2000, Polo became well-known for her role as Pam Byrnes in the comedy Meet the Parents, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. The following year, she starred with John Travolta in the thriller Domestic Disturbance. In 2004, she reprised her role as Pam in Meet the Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Parents. She was ranked No. 42 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002. In February 2005, Polo posed nude for Playboy magazine. She was also featured in InStyle. She also starred in the Lifetime Movie Network 2006 movie, Legacy of Fear. In 2007, she starred in a Hallmark Channel movie Love is a Four Letter Word. In 2009, she starred in the feature film 2:13 and the Hallmark Channel movie Expecting a Miracle with Jason Priestley and Cheech Marin. That same year she also starred in The Beacon.

After The Fosters ended its five-season run, Polo continued the role in guest appearances on the spinoff Good Trouble.

Polo has guest-starred on many TV shows, including The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Numb3rs, Sports Night, Frasier, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Law & Order: LA, Castle and Criminal Minds.

In April 1997, Polo married photographer Anthony Moore. They have a son together, Griffin (born 2002). In 2003, Polo and Moore divorced.

In 2006, while on the set of a video, Polo met drummer Jamie Wollam. They moved in together and welcomed a daughter, Bayley, in 2007. Polo and Wollam ended their relationship in 2012.
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Married to [m. 1997 - div. 2003] : Anthony Moore
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Partner (not married) [2006 - 2012] : Jamie Wollam
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Submitted by : Lo55o (12811)
on : 26/09/2024