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. 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. In April 1997, Polo married photographer Read more...

Polo has guest starred on many TV shows like The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Sports Night, Numb3rs, and Frasier. Polo's primetime debut was in "TV 101". She also stared in The Phantom of the Opera (1990 miniseries) as Christine Daae. She became a regular cast member on the last season of Northern Exposure, and the sixth and seventh seasons of The West Wing playing the role of Helen Santos, Read more...

Teri Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress known for her role of Pamela Byrnes in the movie Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequel Meet the Fockers (2004). She was one of the stars in the sitcom I'm with Her, as well as the political drama series The West Wing.