Teri Polo. 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 played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the ABC Family series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019).
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.
Teri Polo. 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.
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019).
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Kelley's "The Wedding Bells." Other television credits include the original film "Second String" opposite Jon Voight and the Hallmark Channel Original Movie's "Straight from the Heart" and "Love Is a Four-Letter Word." She was nominated for an Emmy® Award for her role opposite Jimmy Smits on "The West Wing."
actress Teri PoloAudiences first met actress Teri Polo in 2000s “Meet The Parents,” the runaway comedy about her boyfriend Gregs (Ben Stiller) tumultuous first meeting with her father (Robert De Niro), in which Polo portrayed Pamela Byrnes, the calm foil to the over-the-top antics of the characters around her.
Odd to see Teri Polo on this week's Curb and realize she somehow never played one of Jerry or George's girlfriends on Seinfeld. She did get to play one of Frasier's. Nope. Teri Polo.
Anthony MooreTeri Polo / Spouse (m. 1997–2005)
Anthony MooreTeri Polo / Husband (m. 1997–2005)
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Well, not completely full. The name is fairly common in the Netherlands, and variations include Fock, Focke, Fockes, Focck, Fockk, Foock, Fohck, Fockez and Fockz. While rare in the States — there were no Fockers registered in the 1990 nationwide census — there is a family crest featured at the House of Names Web site.
During a very memorable scene after being injected with truth serum, Greg blurted out on stage that his fiancee Pam was pregnant and Jorge was indeed his son, before passing out. It was later revealed that Greg was not actually Jorge's father.
Polo owes a lot of taxes to both the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board that dates back as far as 2005. She just did not pay taxes for quite a few years. That is not the whole story, but a major part of the story. Her scheduled priority taxes owed to the IRS and FTB total $301,938.71.
I Love You, Tommy BrownOn Criminal Minds Polo portrayed mentally unstable spree killer and statutory rapist Margaret Hallman in the Season Seven episode "I Love You, Tommy Brown".
Molly Shannon (Sam) Shannon portrayed Sam in the eighth season of Seinfeld. Elaine mocks Sam, her co-worker, throughout the episode for not moving her arms while she walks.
Polo was born in Dover, Delaware to Jane (née Gentry), a homemaker, and Vincent Polo, a stereo systems designer. She is of Italian, English, and German descent. 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, ...
Theresa Elizabeth Polo is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019).
Teri Polo. Theresa Elizabeth Polo is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019).
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 posed nude for Playboy magazine.
In 2010, Polo reprised her role as Pam Focker in Little Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers. She also appeared in the 1980s-styled horror fantasy film, The Hole. She co-starred in the ABC Family series The Fosters.
Two years after the events of the first film, Gaylord "Greg" Focker and his fiancée Pam Byrnes decide to introduce their parents to each other. They first fly to Oyster Bay, New York, to pick up Pam's father, retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes, her mother Dina, and Pam's infant nephew, Jack “Little Jack” Banks.
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 38% of 164 sampled critics gave Meet the Fockers positive reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10.
The film was a commercial success and is currently the second highest-grossing film starring Robert De Niro. The film grossed $46,120,980 on its opening weekend in North America (5,000 screens at 3,518 theaters, averaging $13,110 per theater, or $9,224 per screen).
2005: Casting Society Of America, USA: Nominated for Best Feature Film Casting: Comedy.
Polo's other film credits include "Beyond Borders" co-starring Angelina Jolie, the suspense thriller "The Unsaid" opposite Andy Garcia and "Domestic Disturbance" opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn. She co-starred opposite De Niro and Stiller in "Meet the Parents," for which she won a People's Choice Award, and its sequel "Meet the Fockers.".
Polo made her primetime debut in the dramatic series "TV 101.". Television audiences may remember her as Michelle Capra, the doctor's wife who was determined to master the strange surroundings (and even stranger characters) in "Northern Exposure.".
She co-starred opposite De Niro and Stiller in "Meet the Parents," for which she won a People's Choice Award, and its sequel "Meet the Fockers.". Originally from Dover, Delaware, Polo began her performing career as a dancer. By age 13, she was attending New York's School of Ballet. The summer before her senior year, ...
She played the character of Casey Winters, wife of Detective Rex Winters, played by Skeet Ulrich. Polo is currently starring in the new ABC series "Man Up.".