Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Known for
Acting
Born
June 1, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Dover, Delaware, USA

Biography

Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress known for her role as Pamela Martha Focker in the movie Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequels. She is also known for her roles in TV series such as The West Wing (2005-2006) and The Fosters (2013-2018), and in mini-series such as The Phantom of the Opera (1990) and House of Frankenstein (1997).

Known For

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Filmography

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The Evilry poster

The Evilry

Movie · as Linda

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Caroline

Caroline

Movie

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Lies We Follow

Lies We Follow

Movie · as Margaret

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Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

TV · 1 ep

2026
Focker-in-Law poster

Focker-in-Law

Movie · as Pam Byrnes-Focker

2026
The Man in the Window poster

The Man in the Window

Movie · as Sarah

2025
Relative Control poster

Relative Control

Movie · as Sara

2024
Spread poster

Spread

Movie · as Prudence

2022
The Ravine poster

The Ravine

Movie · as Carolyn Bianci

2021
Fourth Grade poster

Fourth Grade

Movie · as Kate

2021
Four Cousins and a Christmas poster

Four Cousins and a Christmas

Movie · as Angela

2021
The Big Leap poster

The Big Leap

TV · as Julia Perkins · 11 eps

2021
FBI: International poster

FBI: International

TV · as Tess Chaplain / 'Angela Cassidy' · 1 ep

2020
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift poster

JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

Movie · as Rebecca

2020
All for Nikki poster

All for Nikki

Movie · as Liz Steadman

2019
Deadly Switch poster

Deadly Switch

Movie · as Olivia

2019
The Bravest Knight poster

The Bravest Knight

TV · as Saylor (voice) · 13 eps

2019
Good Trouble poster

Good Trouble

TV · as Stef Foster · 10 eps

2018
Deadly Delusion poster

Deadly Delusion

Movie · as Dr. Leary

2018
25 Words or Less poster

25 Words or Less

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2016
Outlaws and Angels poster

Outlaws and Angels

Movie · as Ada Tildon

2016
J.L. Family Ranch poster

J.L. Family Ranch

Movie · as Rebecca

2016
Rosaline poster

Rosaline

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Conviction poster

Conviction

TV · as Penny Price · 1 ep

2015
Love, Again poster

Love, Again

Movie · as Chloe

2015
Romantically Speaking poster

Romantically Speaking

Movie · as Penny

2014
Authors Anonymous poster

Authors Anonymous

Movie · as Colette Mooney

2014
A Bit of Bad Luck poster

A Bit of Bad Luck

Movie · as Amanda

2014
The Christmas Shepherd poster

The Christmas Shepherd

Movie · as Sally Brown

2014
Celebrity Name Game poster

Celebrity Name Game

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2013
Final Recourse poster

Final Recourse

Movie · as Brooke Holton

2013
The Fosters poster

The Fosters

TV · as Stef Foster · 104 eps

2012
A Taste of Romance poster

A Taste of Romance

Movie · as Sara Westbrook

2012
Beyond poster

Beyond

Movie · as Sarah Noble

2012
The Christmas Heart poster

The Christmas Heart

Movie · as Ann

2012
Christmas Angel poster

Christmas Angel

Movie · as Melinda Mead

2011
We Have Your Husband poster

We Have Your Husband

Movie · as Jayne Valseca

2011
Man Up! poster

Man Up!

TV · as Theresa Hayden Keen · 13 eps

2010
Little Fockers poster

Little Fockers

Movie · as Pam Byrnes-Focker

2010
Glory Daze poster

Glory Daze

TV · as Professor Larsen · 2 eps

2010
Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA

TV · as Casey Winters · 3 eps

2009
The Beacon poster

The Beacon

Movie · as Bryn Shaw

2009
The Hole poster

The Hole

Movie · as Susan Thompson

2009
2:13 poster

2:13

Movie · as Amanda Richardson

2009
Expecting a Miracle poster

Expecting a Miracle

Movie · as Donna Stanhope

2009
Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva

TV · as Jillian Ford · 1 ep

2009
The Storm poster

The Storm

TV · as Danni Nelson · 2 eps

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Kayla Baron · 1 ep

2009
Royal Pains poster

Royal Pains

TV · as Diana Underhill · 1 ep

2007
Full of It poster

Full of It

Movie · as Mrs. Moran

2007
Love Is a Four Letter Word poster

Love Is a Four Letter Word

Movie · as Emily Bennett

2007
The Wedding Bells poster

The Wedding Bells

TV · as Jane Bell · 7 eps

2006
Legacy of Fear poster

Legacy of Fear

Movie · as Detective Jeanne 'JJ' Joyce

2006
For the Love of a Child poster

For the Love of a Child

Movie · as Yvonne

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Rachel Willons · 1 ep

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Nikki · 2 eps

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Mary-Louise Graff · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Maggie Hallman · 1 ep

2004
Meet the Fockers poster

Meet the Fockers

Movie · as Pam Byrnes

2003
Straight from the Heart poster

Straight from the Heart

Movie · as Jordan Donovan

2003
Beyond Borders poster

Beyond Borders

Movie · as Charlotte Jordan

2003
I'm with Her poster

I'm with Her

TV · as Alex Young · 22 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Vivian Kolchak · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Second String poster

Second String

Movie · as Connie Heller

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Jill Walsh · 1 ep

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Stephanie Briggs · 1 ep

2001
Domestic Disturbance poster

Domestic Disturbance

Movie · as Susan

2001
The Unsaid poster

The Unsaid

Movie · as Barbara Lonigan

2000
Meet the Parents poster

Meet the Parents

Movie · as Pam Byrnes

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Rita · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Helen Santos · 18 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dana Kelley, Cordelia Bauer · 1 ep

1998
A Father for Brittany poster

A Father for Brittany

Movie · as Kim Lussier

1998
The Marriage Fool poster

The Marriage Fool

Movie · as Susan Prescot

1998
Brimstone poster

Brimstone

TV · as Det. Sgt. Delilah Ash · 6 eps

1998
Sports Night poster

Sports Night

TV · as Rebecca Wells · 8 eps

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · as Maggie Sherwood · 5 eps

1997
A Prayer in the Dark poster

A Prayer in the Dark

Movie · as Janet Hayworth

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Sarah Barker · 5 eps

1997
House of Frankenstein poster

House of Frankenstein

TV · as Grace Dawkins · 2 eps

1996
The Arrival poster

The Arrival

Movie · as Char

1996
Full Circle poster

Full Circle

Movie · as Tana Roberts

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Sally McCoy · 1 ep

1994
Golden Gate poster

Golden Gate

Movie · as Cynthia

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as Stephanie Cabot · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Sarah Jane Petty · 1 ep

1993
The House of the Spirits poster

The House of the Spirits

Movie · as Rosa

1993
Aspen Extreme poster

Aspen Extreme

Movie · as Robin

1993
Quick poster

Quick

Movie · as Quick

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Abby Michaels · 1 ep

1992
Passed Away poster

Passed Away

Movie · as Rachel Scanlan

1991
Mystery Date poster

Mystery Date

Movie · as Geena Matthews

1991
Born to Ride poster

Born to Ride

Movie · as Beryl Ann Devers

1990
People Like Us poster

People Like Us

Movie · as Justine Altemus Slatkin

1990
Northern Exposure poster

Northern Exposure

TV · as Michelle Schowdowski Capra · 23 eps

1990
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

TV · as Christine Daaé · 2 eps

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Sheila · 1 ep

1988
TV 101 poster

TV 101

TV · as Amanda Hampton · 13 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Cynthia · 1 ep