Teri Polo
Teri Polo | |
---|---|
Born | Theresa Elizabeth Polo June 1, 1969 Dover, Delaware, 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 Santos in The West Wing, and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its spinoff Good Trouble (2019–2024).
Early life
Polo was born on June 1, 1969, in
Career
Polo's acting debut, in 1987, was in the role of Kristin Larsen on the ABC daytime soap opera
In February 2005, Polo posed nude for Playboy magazine. She was ranked No. 42 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.[4] 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 movie Expecting a Miracle with Jason Priestley and Cheech Marin. That same year she also starred in The Beacon.[5]
She appeared in the 2009
In 2013, Polo was cast in a lead role in the
, playing her wife Lena Adams Foster. Together they parented five biological, foster and adopted children and fostered more along the way.In 2014 Polo starred in The Christmas Shepherd as the character Sally, an author living in a small town in Massachusetts who is devastated when her German Shepherd runs away during a storm.
In 2016 Polo narrated Daniel Errico's modern fairy tale short film "Rosaline". In 2019 she returned to animation (and LGBT-themed narratives) as Saylor the raven in Shabnam Rezaei's The Bravest Knight, the 13-episode Hulu animated series based on Errico's book.[8]
After The Fosters ended its five-season run, Polo continued the role in guest appearances on the spinoff
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.
Continuing to blend movies and television in her career, Polo took roles in
Personal life
In April 1997, Polo married photographer Anthony Moore. They have a son together, Griffin (born 2002). In 2003, Polo and Moore divorced.[12]
In 2006, while on the set of a video, Polo met drummer Jamie Wollam. They moved in together and welcomed a daughter, Bayley, in 2007. Polo and Wollam ended their relationship in 2012.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Born to Ride | Beryl Ann Devers | |
Mystery Date | Geena Matthews | ||
1992 | Passed Away | Rachel Scanlan | |
1993 | Aspen Extreme | Robin Hand | |
Quick | Quick | ||
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 | |
Domestic Disturbance | Susan | ||
2003 | Straight From the Heart | Jordan Donovan | |
Beyond Borders | Charlotte Jordan | ||
2004 | Meet the Fockers | Pam Byrnes-Focker | |
2006 | Legacy of Fear | Detective Jeanne Joyce | |
2007 | Full of It | Mrs. Moran | |
2009 | 2:13
|
Amanda Richardson | |
The Hole | Susan | ||
The Beacon | Bryn Shaw | ||
2010 | Little Fockers | Pam Focker | |
2012 | Beyond | Sarah Noble | |
Christmas Angel | Melinda Mead | ||
2013 | Final Recourse | Brooke Holton | |
The Last Session | Elizabeth Queen | Short film | |
2014 | Authors Anonymous | Colette Mooney | |
A Bit of Bad Luck | Amanda | ||
Mr Maple Leaf | Alex | Short film | |
2016 | Outlaws and Angels | Ada Tildon | |
The Neighbor | Jaydn | Short | |
2020 | All for Nikki | Liz Steadman | |
2021 | The Ravine | Carolyn Bianci | |
Fourth Grade | Kate | ||
Four Cousins and a Christmas | Aunt Angela |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Loving | Kristin Larsen | Daytime series |
1988–1989 | TV 101 | Amanda Hampton | 13 episodes |
1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | Movie |
People Like Us | Justine Altemus Slatkin | NBC movie | |
1994 | Due South | Stephanie Cabot | Episode: "They Eat Horses, Don't They?" |
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 | NBC movie |
1997 | Van Helsing Chronicles | Helena Harker | Movie |
A Prayer in the Dark | Janet Hayworth | Movie | |
House of Frankenstein
|
Grace Dawkins | NBC miniseries | |
1998 | Texarkana | Movie | |
A Father for Brittany | Kim Lussier | CBS movie | |
The Outer Limits | Sally McCoy | Episode: " Identity Crisis "
| |
The Marriage Fool (Love After Death) | Susan Prescot | CBS movie | |
1998–1999 | Brimstone | Det. Sgt. Delilah Ash / Ashur Badaktu | 6 episodes |
1999 | Sugar Hill
|
Series | |
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 | TNT movie
|
2003 | Straight from the Heart | Jordan Donovan | Hallmark movie |
L.A. Dragnet
|
Jessie Ross | Episode: "All That Glitters" | |
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 | CBS movie | |
For the Love of a Child | Yvonne | Lifetime Movies movie
| |
Legacy of Fear | Det. Jeanne 'JJ' Joyce | Lifetime movie | |
2007 | Numb3rs | Rachel Willons | Episode: "Nine Wives" |
Love Is a Four Letter Word | Emily Bennett | Hallmark movie | |
The Wedding Bells | Jane Bell | 4 episodes | |
2008 | Finnegan | Det. Erin Finnegan | ABC movie |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dana Kelley | Episode: "Confession" | |
CSI: Miami | Jill Walsh | Episode: "Gone Baby Gone" | |
2009 | Expecting a Miracle | Donna Stanhope | Hallmark movie |
Ghost Whisperer | Nikki | 2 episodes | |
The Storm | Danni Nelson | Episode: "The Storm: Part 1" | |
Drop Dead Diva | Jillian Ford | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" | |
Monk | Stephanie Briggs | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is the Best Man" | |
Washington Field | SA Amanda Diaz | CBS movie | |
2010 | Medium | Mary-Louise Graff | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Death" |
Glory Daze | Prof. Larsen | 2 episodes | |
2010–2011 | Law & Order: LA | Casey Winters | 3 episodes |
2011 | Castle | Kayla Baron | Episode: "Pretty Dead" |
We Have Your Husband | Jayne Valseca | Movie | |
Man Up! | Theresa Hayden Keen | 10 episodes | |
2012 | A Taste of Romance | Sara Westbrook | Hallmark movie |
Criminal Minds | Maggie Hallman | Episode: "I Love You, Tommy Brown" | |
The Christmas Heart | Ann Norman | Hallmark movie | |
Christmas Angel | Melinda Davis | Movie | |
2013–2018 | The Fosters
|
Stef Adams Foster | Lead role |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cordelia Bauer | Episode: "American Disgrace" |
The Christmas Shepherd | Sally Brown | Hallmark movie | |
2015 | Romantically Speaking | Penny | Movie |
Love, Again | Chloe Baker | Hallmark movie | |
2016 | Rosaline | Narrator | |
Royal Pains | Diana Underhill | 2 episodes | |
The $100,000 Pyramid
|
Herself (celebrity guest) | Episode: "Teri Polo vs. Zachary Levi" | |
Living with Models | Alice Adams | 2 episodes | |
J.L. Family Ranch | Rebecca Landsburg | Hallmark movie | |
Conviction | Penny Price | Episode: "Mother's Little Burden" | |
2018 | Deadly Delusion | Dr. Leary | Lifetime movie aka The Lease |
2019 | Deadly Switch | Olivia | TV movie aka Foreign Exchange |
The Bravest Knight | Saylor | Supporting character, voice[14] | |
25 Words or Less | herself | Game show | |
2019–2024 | Good Trouble | Stef Adams Foster | Guest role, 10 episodes |
2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Rita | Episode: "Side Sitting" |
J.L. Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift | Rebecca Landsburg | Hallmark movie | |
2021 | The Big Leap | Julia Perkins | Main role, 11 episodes |
2022 | NCIS | Vivian Kolchak | 3 episodes |
2024 | FBI International
|
FBI Agent | season 3 guest role, season 4 |
References
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 30-June 5". ABC News. The Associated Press. May 24, 2021.
- ^ Brooke Carter (January 12, 2017). "What Happened to Teri Polo". Gazette Review.
- ^ "Soap Opera Actors: Where are they now". June 17, 2015.
- ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
- ^ "First Images From 'The Beacon', Texas Screenings! -". bloody-disgusting.com. October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Stef Foster". ABC Family.
- ^ "Teri Polo, Sherri Saum Dish on The Fosters Chemistry, Kissing Scenes". Us Weekly. May 28, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Romano, Nick. "How The Bravest Knight is turning the tide for LGBTQ kids programming". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2018). "'Good Trouble': 'The Fosters' Stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum To Reprise Roles On Spinoff Series". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Cast of Freeform's "The Fosters" To Reunite For Special One-night-only Event to Benefit the Actors Fund". Actors Fund. July 6, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Michael Balderston (September 20, 2021). "'The Big Leap': Cast, release date, trailer and everything else we know about the Fox dramedy". whattowatch.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Teri Polo on remarriage and her son". People. February 21, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Teri Polo Welcomes Baby Girl". People. December 21, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ Fox, Sarah (June 1, 2019). "'The Bravest Knight' Gets a Colorful Trailer to Start Pride Month". Slanted. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.