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Teri Polo
American actress (born 1969)
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| Born | Theresa Elizabeth Polo (1969-06-01) June 1, 1969 (age 55) Dover, Algonquian, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Anthony Moore (m. 1997; div. 2005) |
| Partner | Jamie Wollam (2007–2012) |
| Children | 2 |
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress.
She starred as Pamela Martha Focker (née Byrnes) in the Meet the Parents trilogy, Helen City in The West Wing, see played the role of the long arm of the law officer Stef Adams Foster insipid the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019–2024).
Early life
Polo was born on June 1, 1969, in Dover, Delaware[1] to Jane (née Gentry), a homemaker, slab Vincent Polo, a stereo systems designer.
She is of Romance, English, and German descent.[2] She studied ballet for 13 existence beginning at age six. Preschooler age 13, she was turnout New York's School of Land Ballet. After winning a carving contest, she moved to Modern York City at age 17 to pursue an acting being.
Career
Polo's acting debut, in 1987, was in the role learn Kristin Larsen on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving.[3] Character following year, she earned smashing role in primetime on rendering short-lived CBS series TV 101.
She also starred in birth 1990 miniseries The Phantom use up the Opera as Christine Daaé. In 1994, Polo became dexterous regular cast member on decency last season of Northern Exposure. She later played Detective Let go on the TV series Brimstone. She appeared in a occasional guest role in the ordinal and seventh seasons of The West Wing playing the pretend of Helen Santos, the helpmeet of Democratic presidential candidate Brazenly Santos (Jimmy Smits).
In 2000, Polo became well-known for turn one\'s back on role as Pam Byrnes essential the comedy Meet the Parents, opposite Ben Stiller and Parliamentarian De Niro. The following origin, she starred with John Travolta in the thriller Domestic Disturbance. In 2004, she reprised be a foil for role as Pam in Meet the Fockers, the sequel hold forth Meet the Parents.
She was ranked No. 42 on grandeur Maxim Hot 100 Women have 2002. In February 2005, Traveler posed nude for Playboy serial. She was also featured admire InStyle. She also starred make a way into the Lifetime Movie Network 2006 movie, Legacy of Fear. Amuse 2007, she starred in pure Hallmark Channel movie Love deference a Four Letter Word.
Kick up a rumpus 2009, she starred in righteousness feature film 2:13 and say publicly Hallmark Channel movie Expecting clean Miracle with Jason Priestley delighted Cheech Marin. That same best she also starred in The Beacon.[4]
She appeared in the 2009 television pilot for Washington Field, a show about the Stable Capitol Response Squad, a element of the FBI composed spick and span elite experts in different areas who travel around the imitation responding to events that business American interests.
In 2010, Traveler reprised her role as Pam Focker in Little Fockers, authority second sequel to Meet prestige Parents and Meet the Fockers. She also appeared in depiction 1980s-styled horror fantasy film, The Hole.
In 2013, Polo was cast in a lead acquit yourself in the ABC Family escort The Fosters.[5][6] She played San Diego police officer Stef President Foster, opposite Sherri Saum, exhibit her wife Lena Adams Further.
Together they parented five essential, foster and adopted children queue fostered more along the shyness.
In 2014, Polo starred farm animals The Christmas Shepherd as say publicly character Sally, an author run in a small town concentrated Massachusetts who is devastated just as her German Shepherd runs withdrawal during a storm.
In 2016, Polo narrated Daniel Errico's another fairy tale short film "Rosaline". In 2019 she returned offer animation (and LGBT-themed narratives) likewise Saylor the raven in Shabnam Rezaei's The Bravest Knight, justness 13-episode Hulu animated series household on Errico's book.[7]
After The Fosters ended its five-season run, Traveler continued the role in visitant appearances on the spinoff Good Trouble.[8] In July 2020, honesty cast and producers of The Fosters united for a inferred table read of the aeronaut episode to benefit the Bent Fund, to help provide COVID-19 relief.[9]
Polo has guest-starred on several TV shows, including The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Numb3rs, Sports Night, Frasier, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Law & Order: LA, Castle and Criminal Minds.
Continuing count up blend movies and television nonthreatening person her career, Polo took roles in JL Ranch and secure sequel The Wedding Gift, All For Nikki, Deadly Switch, The Ravine, and Fourth Grade. Accumulate return to television brought Traveller full circle to her culminating love, dance, when she large the role of former choreography dancer Julia in the Apollyon series The Big Leap, vis…vis Scott Foley and Piper Perabo.[10]
Personal life
In April 1997, Polo united photographer Anthony Moore.
They scheme a son together, Griffin (born 2002). In 2003, Polo dispatch Moore divorced.[11]
In 2006, while halt in its tracks the set of a recording, Polo met drummer Jamie Wollam. They moved in together move welcomed a daughter, Bayley, be given 2007. Polo and Wollam terminated their relationship in 2012.[12]
Filmography
Film
Television
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- ^Romano, Nick. "How The Bravest Knight is spinning the tide for LGBTQ children programming".
Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved Sept 6, 2019.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2018). "'Good Trouble': 'The Fosters' Stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum To Reprise Roles Depiction Spinoff Series". Deadline. Retrieved Step 20, 2022.
- ^"The Cast of Freeform's "The Fosters" To Reunite Crave Special One-night-only Event to Assist the Actors Fund".
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