Teri Polo

Actress

American Dover, Delaware, USA Gemini

Quick Info

ProfessionActress
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth01/06/1969
Age57 years
BirthplaceDover, Delaware, USA
Zodiac SignGemini

Latest News about Teri Polo

25/11/2026

Focker-in-Law, the fourth film in the Meet the Parents franchise, is scheduled for theatrical release on 25 November 2026. Teri Polo returns as Pam Focker alongside Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Ariana Grande. The film is directed by John Hamburg.

02/07/2026

Actress Teri Polo was announced as one of the leads of the independent film Lies We Follow, directed by Aida Gevorgyan, with Ron Perlman also set to headline. The production was scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles. The project marks a new lead film role for Polo following her recent work in The Man in the Window.

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameTheresa Elizabeth Polo
SummaryAmerican actress known for playing Pam Byrnes in the Meet the Parents film series and for her television work, including The West Wing and The Fosters. She returns as Pam Focker in Focker-in-Law, scheduled for release in November 2026, and is set to star in the independent film Lies We Follow alongside Ron Perlman.
Active Since1986

Educational Qualification(s)

Institutions
  • Dover High School
  • School of American Ballet
  • William Esper Studio

Personal Life

MarriageMarried photographer Anthony Moore in April 1997; they divorced in 2005.
Later RelationshipMet drummer Jamie Wollam in 2006; they ended their relationship in 2012.

Relationships & More

SpouseAnthony Moore (1997 to 2005)
PartnerJamie Wollam (2006 to 2012)

Family

Parents
  • Jane Polo (née Gentry)
  • Vincent Polo
Siblings
  • Mike Polo
  • Steve Polo
AncestryItalian, German and English

Career

Acting Debut1987, as Kristin Larsen on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving
Notable Roles
  • Pam Byrnes in Meet the Parents (2000)
  • Pam Focker in Little Fockers (2010)
  • Stef Adams Foster in The Fosters
  • Pam Focker in Focker-in-Law (2026)
Television
  • Northern Exposure (1994, final season)
  • The West Wing
  • The Fosters
  • Good Trouble
  • FBI: International
  • NCIS
  • The Big Leap
Film
  • Meet the Parents (2000)
  • Meet the Fockers
  • Little Fockers (2010)
  • Focker-in-Law (2026)
  • The Man in the Window (2026)
  • Lies We Follow (upcoming)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Trained in ballet and was a dancer with the Delaware Regional Ballet at age 15.
2. Began her modeling career after winning a local contest for a blue jeans advertisement in Seventeen magazine.
3. Posed nude for Playboy magazine in February 2005.

Also born on 1 June

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