Teri Polo

Teri Polo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Teri Polo Teri Polo 2014.jpg Polo in April 2014 Born Theresa Elizabeth Polo June 1, 1969 (age 48) Dover, Delaware, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present Spouse(s) Anthony Moore (m. 1997–2005) Partner(s) Jamie Wollam (2007–2012) Children 2 Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy (2000-2010). She was one of the stars of the sitcom I'm with Her (2003–2004), had a recurring role as Helen Santos on the political drama series The West Wing (2005–2006) and currently plays the lead role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the ABC Family series The Fosters (2013–present).

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life[edit] Polo was born Theresa Elizabeth Polo in Dover, Delaware. Her mother, Jane (née Gentry), is a homemaker, and her father, Vincent Polo, is a stereo systems designer.[1] She studied ballet for 13 years beginning at age five. By age 13, she was attending New York's School of American Ballet. After winning a modeling contest, she moved to New York City at the age of seventeen to pursue an acting career

Career[edit] Polo's acting debut was in TV 101. She also starred in the 1990 miniseries The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daae. 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 February 2005, Polo not only appeared on the cover, but posed naked in Playboy. The appearance was linked to the release of Meet the Fockers, with cover text that made similar plays on words such as "She's one hot Focker". She was ranked #40 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.[2] 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 TV movie Expecting a Miracle with Jason Priestley and Cheech Marin. That same year she also starred in The Beacon (2009).[3]

She was in the 2009 television pilot for Washington Field. The show was about the National Capital Response Squad, a unit of the FBI composed of elite experts in different areas who travel around the world, responding to events that concern American interest. In 2010, Polo reprised her role as Pam Focker in Little Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Parents (2000) and Meet the Fockers (2004). She appeared in the 1980s-styled horror fantasy film, The Hole. She currently is in the ABC Family series The Fosters.[4] Polo plays San Diego police officer Stef Adams Foster, a mother to three children (one from a previous marriage) and the wife of Lena Adams Foster (Sherri Saum), along with the two being foster parents to two children.

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.

Personal life[edit] In April 1997, Polo married photographer Anthony Moore. They have a son together, Griffin (born 2002). In 2005, Polo and Moore divorced.

In 2006, while on the set of a video, Polo met drummer Jamie Wollam (of the bands Avion, Venice and recently Drake Bell). They have a daughter together, Bayley (born 2007). The couple separated sometime in 2012.[5]

In April 2014, Polo filed for bankruptcy, declaring less than $50,000 in assets and debts in excess of $800,000.[6][7]

Filmography[edit] Film[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1991 Born to Ride Beryl Ann Devers 1991 Mystery Date Geena Matthews 1992 Passed Away Rachel Scanlan 1993 Aspen Extreme Robin Hand 1993 Quick Quick 1993 The House of the Spirits Rosa del Valle 1994 Golden Gate Cynthia 1996 The Arrival Char 2000 Meet the Parents Pam Byrnes 2001 The Unsaid Barbara Lonigan 2001 Domestic Disturbance Susan 2003 Straight From the Heart Jordan Donovan 2003 Beyond Borders Charlotte Jordan 2004 Meet the Fockers Pam Byrnes-Focker 2007 Full of It Mrs. Moran 2009 2:13 Amanda Richardson 2009 The Hole Susan 2009 The Beacon Bryn Shaw 2010 Little Fockers Pam Focker 2012 Beyond Sarah Noble 2012 Christmas Angel 2013 Final Recourse Brooke Holton 2013 The Last Session Elizabeth Queen Short film 2014 Authors Anonymous Colette Mooney 2014 A Bit of Bad Luck Amanda 2014 Mr Maple Leaf Alex Short film 2015 Blood Shy Liz Steadman Post-production 2016 Outlaws and Angels Ada Tildon Television[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1986 Loving Kristin Larsen TV series 1988–1989 TV 101 Amanda Hampton 13 episodes 1990 The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daaé TV movie 1990 People Like Us Justine Altemus Slatkin TV movie 1994 Due South Stephanie Cabot Episode: "They Eat Horses, Don't They?" 1994 Tales from the Crypt Sheila Episode: "Revenge Is the Nuts" 1994–1995 Northern Exposure Michelle Schodowski Capra 15 episodes 1995 Chicago Hope Nurse Sarah Jane Petty Episode: "Heartbreak" 1996 Full Circle Tana Roberts TV movie 1997 Van Helsing Chronicles Helena Harker TV movie 1997 A Prayer in the Dark Janet Hayworth TV movie 1997 House of Frankenstein Grace Dawkins TV movie 1998 Texarkana TV movie 1998 A Father for Brittany Kim Lussier TV movie 1998 The Outer Limits Sally McCoy Episode: "Identity Crisis" 1998 The Marriage Fool (Love After Death) Susan Prescot TV movie 1998–1999 Brimstone Det. Sgt. Delilah Ash / Ashur Badaktu 6 episodes 1999 Sugar Hill TV series 1999 Felicity Maggie Sherwood 5 episodes 1999–2000 Sports Night Rebecca Wells 8 episodes 2000 Frasier Abby Michaels Episode: "Legal Tender Love and Care" 2002 Second String Connie Heller TV movie 2003 Straight from the Heart Jordan Donovan TV movie 2003 L.A. Dragnet Jessie Ross Episode: "All That Glitters" 2003 The Practice Sarah Barker 5 episodes 2003–2004 I'm with Her Alex Young 22 episodes 2005–2006 The West Wing Helen Santos 18 episodes 2006 Welcome to the Jungle Gym TV movie 2006 For the Love of a Child Yvonne TV movie 2006 Legacy of Fear Det. Jeanne 'JJ' Joyce TV movie 2007 Numb3rs Rachel Willons Episode: "Nine Wives" 2007 Love Is a Four Letter Word Emily Bennett TV movie 2007 The Wedding Bells Jane Bell 4 episodes 2008 Finnegan Det. Erin Finnegan TV movie 2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dana Kelley Episode: "Confession" 2008 CSI: Miami Jill Walsh Episode: "Gone Baby Gone" 2009 Expecting a Miracle Donna Stanhope TV movie 2009 Ghost Whisperer Nikki Episode: "This Joint's Haunted" Episode: "Body of Water" 2009 The Storm Danni Nelson Episode: "The Storm: Part 1" 2009 Drop Dead Diva Jillian Ford Episode: "The Magic Bullet" 2009 Monk Stephanie Briggs Episode: "Mr. Monk Is the Best Man" 2009 Washington Field SA Amanda Diaz TV movie 2010 Medium Mary-Louise Graff Episode: "It's a Wonderful Death" 2010 Glory Daze Prof. Larsen Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Fake Me Home Tonight" 2010–2011 Law & Order: LA Casey Winters Episode: "Echo Park" Episode: "Zuma Canyon" Episode: "Hayden Tract" 2011 Castle Kayla Baron Episode: "Pretty Dead" 2011 We Have Your Husband Jayne Valseca TV movie 2011 Man Up! Theresa Hayden Keen 10 episodes 2012 A Taste of Romance Sara Westbrook TV movie 2012 Criminal Minds Maggie Hallman Episode: "I Love You, Tommy Brown" as a Spree Killer 2012 The Christmas Heart Ann Norman TV movie 2012 Christmas Angel Melinda Davis TV movie 2013–present The Fosters Stef Adams Foster Lead role 2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Cordelia Bauer Episode: "American Disgrace" 2014 The Christmas Shepherd Sally Brown TV movie 2015 Romantically Speaking Penny TV movie 2015 Love, Again Chloe Baker TV movie 2016 Royal Pains Diana Underhill Episode: "Stranger Danger" 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid Herself (celebrity guest) Episode: Teri Polo vs. Zachary Levi 2016 JL Ranch Rebecca Landsburg TV film; in post-production 2016 Conviction Penny Price Episode: "Mother's Little Burden" References[edit] Jump up ^ "Teri Polo Biography (1969-)". filmreference.com. Jump up ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2007. Jump up ^ "First Images From 'The Beacon', Texas Screenings! -". bloody-disgusting.com. Jump up ^ "Stef Foster". ABC Family. Jump up ^ "Teri Polo Welcomes Baby Girl". People. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ "Teri Polo Files for Bankruptcy". PEOPLE.com. Jump up ^ MoneyFeedsMe.com, "35 Celebrities Who Are Broke" Retrieved November 14, 2016 External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teri Polo. Teri Polo at the IMDb Teri Polo on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata Authority control WorldCat Identities VIAF: 74074936 LCCN: no2002074560 ISNI: 0000 0000 7823 7906 GND: 140912142 BNF: cb14458532c (data) Categories: 1969 births20th-century American actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from DelawareAmerican film actressesAmerican television actressesLiving peoplePeople from Dover, DelawareSchool of American Ballet alumni

Teri Polo Biography Showing all 30 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (21) | Personal Quotes (3) | Salary (1) Overview (3) Date of Birth 1 June 1969, Dover, Delaware, USA Birth Name Theresa Elizabeth Polo Height 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Teri Polo was born in Dover, Delaware, to Jane (Gentry) and Vincent Polo, a stereo systems designer. Her ancestry includes Italian (from her paternal grandfather), German, and English. She has two brothers, Mike and Steve. Polo studied ballet for twelve years and was a dancer for the Delaware Regional Ballet at age 15. She dropped out of high school at 16 because she won a local modeling contest for a blue jeans advert in Seventeen magazine. Polo tried her hand at modeling, and was signed to Elite petite division. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Charles Hoeft

Spouse (1) Anthony Moore (20 April 1997 - 19 April 2005) (divorced) (1 child) Trivia (21) Grew up in Dover, Delaware. Daughter of Jane Polo and Vince Polo. Straight 'A' student at Holy Cross Elementary School. Honors student at Dover High School in Dover, DE. She and Anthony Moore eloped in Las Vegas one day after becoming engaged in a Sears store. Dropped out of Dover High School (Dover, DE) at age 17 to move to NYC and pursue acting. Signed by the Petite modeling agency at age 17. Studied ballet from age 6 - 17. Gave birth to her first child, a boy named Griffin (born summer 2002). Her former husband, Anthony Moore, is a photographer. Posed in the February 2005 issue of Playboy. Has 3 dogs. Was featured as #42 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) Daughter Bayley, with her former boyfriend Jamie Wollam, born December 20, 2007 in Los Angeles. Her former boyfriend Jamie Wollam has a son named Carter Wollam. Teri and her musician ex-boyfriend, Jamie Wollam, became the parents of a girl, Bayley, on December 20. 2007 in Los Angeles. Bailey weighed in at 7 pounds. Took a substantial loss ($550,000) selling her five-bedroom, 3,077-square-foot, Asian-inspired house in Manhattan Beach, California for $1.95 million. She originally paid $2.5 million for it in 2006. [2009] Charlotte, NC, USA: Living with her children. [2011] In April 2014, Polo filed for bankruptcy, declaring less than $50,000 in assets and debts in excess of $800,000. Her paternal grandfather was of Italian descent. Her other ancestry is German (including an immigrant great-grandmother), English, and small amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and Welsh. Had to file chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014 after owing 3/4 million in back taxes. Personal Quotes (3) I moved to New York between my junior and senior years of high school to just see what it was like, to go to a modeling agency and see how to get representation. In Hollywood, most things are based on looks, so I'd love to do something that has nothing to do with how I look. I became disillusioned with dance when I was 16 and started focusing on acting. Salary (1) The Fosters (2013) $25,000 per episode