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Teri Polo - Biography |
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Polo was born Theresa Elizabeth Polo
in Dover, Delaware, the daughter of Jane, a homemaker, and Vincent Polo, a
stereo systems designer. Polo studied ballet beginning at age five. After
winning a modeling contest, she moved to New York City at the age of
seventeen to pursue an acting career. In April 1997, Polo married
photographer Anthony Moore at the age of twenty-seven. In the summer of
2002, she gave birth to their son, Griffin. In 2003, Polo and Moore
divorced, ending their six-year marriage. A year later, while on the set
of a video, she met drummer Jamie Wollam (of the bands Avion and Venice).
At age 38, she is expecting her second child, a girl, due December 2007.
This will be her first child with Wollam.
Polo has guest starred on many TV shows like The Practice, Felicity,
Chicago Hope, Sports Night, Numb3rs, and Frasier. She became a regular
cast member on the last season of Northern Exposure, and the sixth and
seventh seasons of The West Wing as Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic
presidential candidate Matt Santos, played by Jimmy Smits. She has also
hosted several ceremonies. Recently, she appeared on Fox's The Wedding
Bells, portraying the wedding planner Jane Bell.
Polo has confirmed that she is signed on to reprise her role of Pamela
Byrnes Focker in the upcoming sequel Little Fockers, which is now in
pre-production.
In February 2005, Polo appeared on the cover of, and posed nude 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 #42 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002. She was
also featured in InStyle. |
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Teri Polo - Filmography |
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Two:Thirteen (2008) ....
Amanda Richardson
"The Wedding Bells" .... Jane / ... (4 episodes, 2007)
- The Fantasy (2007) TV episode .... Jane
- Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster (2007) TV episode ....
Jane
- Wedding from Hell (2007) TV episode .... Jane
- For Whom the Bells Toll (2007) TV episode .... Jane Bell
Full of It (2007) .... Mrs. Moran
... aka Big Liar on Campus (USA: TV title)
Love Is a Four Letter Word (2007) (TV) .... Emily Bennett
"Numb3rs" .... Rachel Willons (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Num3ers (USA: promotional title)
- Nine Wives (2007) TV episode .... Rachel Willons
Legacy of Fear (2006) (TV) .... Jeanne 'JJ'
"The West Wing" .... Helen Santos (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Tomorrow (2006) TV episode .... Helen Santos
- The Last Hurrah (2006) TV episode .... Helen Santos
- Transition (2006) TV episode .... Helen Santos
- Requiem (2006) TV episode .... Helen Santos
- Election Day: Pt. 2 (2006) TV episode .... Helen Santos
(13 more)
For the Love of a Child (2006) (TV) .... Yvonne
Welcome to the Jungle Gym (2006) (TV)
Meet the Fockers (2004) .... Pam Byrnes
"I'm with Her" .... Alex Young (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
- I'm Not with Her (2004) TV episode .... Alex Young
- Drama Queen (2004) TV episode .... Alex Young
- Friends in Low Places (2004) TV episode .... Alex Young
- Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Celebrity (2004) TV episode ....
Alex Young
- The Peck-Peck (2004) TV episode .... Alex Young
(17 more)
Beyond Borders (2003) .... Charlotte Jordan
... aka Jenseits aller Grenzen (Germany)
"The Practice" .... Sarah Barker (5 episodes, 2003)
- Baby Love (2003) TV episode .... Sarah Barker
- Heroes and Villains (2003) TV episode .... Sarah Barker
- Les Is More (2003) TV episode .... Sarah Barker
- Capitol Crimes (2003) TV episode .... Sarah Barker
- Burnout (2003) TV episode .... Sarah Barker
"Dragnet" .... Jessie Ross (1 episode, 2003)
... aka L.A. Dragnet (USA: new title)
- All That Glitters (2003) TV episode .... Jessie Ross
Straight from the Heart (2003) (TV) .... Jordan Donovan
Second String (2002) (TV) .... Connie Heller
Domestic Disturbance (2001) .... Susan
The Unsaid (2001) .... Barbara Wagner
"Frasier" .... Abby Michaels (1 episode, 2000)
- Legal Tender Love and Care (2000) TV episode .... Abby Michaels
Meet the Parents (2000) .... Pam Byrnes
"Sports Night" .... Rebecca Wells (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Quo Vadimus (2000) TV episode .... Rebecca Wells
- Ten Wickets (1999) TV episode .... Rebecca Wells
- Ordnance Tactics (1999) TV episode .... Rebecca Wells
- Eli's Coming (1999) TV episode .... Rebecca Wells
- The Sword of Orion (1999) TV episode .... Rebecca Wells
(3 more)
"Felicity" .... Maggie Sherwood (5 episodes, 1999)
- Family Affairs (1999) TV episode .... Maggie Sherwood
- Getting Lucky (1999) TV episode .... Maggie Sherwood
- The Love Bug (1999) TV episode .... Maggie Sherwood
- Crash (1999) TV episode .... Maggie Sherwood
- The Depths (1999) TV episode .... Maggie Sherwood
"Brimstone" .... Ash (6 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Mourning After (1999) TV episode .... Ash
- Ashes (1998) TV episode .... Ash
- Slayer (1998) TV episode .... Ash
- Executioner (1998) TV episode .... Ash
- Poem (1998) TV episode .... Ash
(1 more)
"Sugar Hill" (1999) TV series (unknown episodes)
The Marriage Fool (1998) (TV) .... Susan Prescot
... aka Love After Death (UK: cable TV title) (USA: video title)
"The Outer Limits" .... Sally McCoy (1 episode, 1998)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Identity Crisis (1998) TV episode .... Sally McCoy
A Father for Brittany (1998) (TV) .... Kim Lussier
... aka A Change of Heart (Australia: cable TV title)
Texarkana (1998) (TV)
House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) .... Grace Dawkins
A Prayer in the Dark (1997) (TV) .... Janet Hayworth
Van Helsing Chronicles (1997) (TV) .... Helena Harker
Full Circle (1996) (TV) .... Tana Roberts
... aka Danielle Steel's 'Full Circle' (UK)
The Arrival (1996) .... Char
... aka Shockwave
"Northern Exposure" .... Michelle Schowdoski Capra (6 episodes,
1994-1995)
- Tranquility Base (Our Town) (1995) TV episode .... Michelle
Schowdoski Capra
- The Quest (1995) TV episode .... Michelle Schowdoski Capra
- Horns (1995) TV episode .... Michelle Schowdoski Capra
- Mi Casa, Su Casa (1995) TV episode .... Michelle Schowdoski Capra
- The Big Mushroom (1995) TV episode .... Michelle Schowdoski Capra
(1 more)
"Chicago Hope" .... Nurse Sarah Jane Petty (1 episode, 1995)
- Heartbreak (1995) TV episode .... Nurse Sarah Jane Petty
"Tales from the Crypt" .... Sheila (1 episode, 1994)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Revenge Is the Nuts (1994) TV episode .... Sheila
"Due South" .... Stephanie Cabot (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Direction: Sud (Canada: French title)
- They Eat Horses, Don't They? (1994) TV episode .... Stephanie
Cabot
Golden Gate (1994) .... Cynthia
The House of the Spirits (1993) .... Rosa del Valle
... aka Ĺndernes hus (Denmark)
... aka A Casa dos Espíritos (Portugal)
... aka Geisterhaus, Das (Germany)
Quick (1993) .... Quick
... aka Crossfire (UK: video box title)
Aspen Extreme (1993) .... Robin Hand
Passed Away (1992) .... Rachel Scanlan
Mystery Date (1991) .... Geena Matthews
Born to Ride (1991) .... Beryl Ann Devers
People Like Us (1990) (TV) .... Justine Altemus Slatkin
The Phantom of the Opera (1990) (TV) .... Christine Daee
"TV 101" .... Amanda Hampton (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Keegan's Past (1989) TV episode .... Amanda Hampton
- First Love: Part 3 (1989) TV episode .... Amanda Hampton
- First Love: Part 2 (1989) TV episode .... Amanda Hampton
- First Love: Part 1 (1989) TV episode .... Amanda Hampton
- Clicks (1989) TV episode .... Amanda Hampton
(8 more)
"Loving" (1983) TV series .... Kristin Larsen (unknown episodes,
1986) |
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Teri Polo - Related Links |
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