Net Worth: | $200 Thousand |
---|---|
Date of birth: | June 1, 1969 (55 years old) |
Gender: | Female |
Profession: | Movie Actress |
Nationality: | American |
Actress who became known for playing Pam Focker in the Meet the Parents films alongside Ben Stiller. In 2013, she began playing Stef Foster on the ABC Family series The Fosters.
She studied ballet for 13 years and attended the New York School for American ballet.
She appeared in an issue of Playboy and Maxim magazine and, in 2014, played Colette Mooney in Authors Anonymous.
Career
Teri Polo was born in Dover, Delaware to homemaker Jane and stereo system designer Vincent. She is of German, Italian, and English ancestry. At the age of five, she began studying ballet, which she went on to practice through the age of 18. As a teen, she went to New York’s School of American Ballet. Later, after she won a modeling contest, Polo decided to pursue a career in acting.
Personal Life
She was previously married to photographer Anthony Moore and later married Jamie Wollam. She has a son named Griffin and a daughter named Bayley.
She was in several episodes of The West Wing alongside Rob Lowe.
Quotes
“In some instances, I don’t care what people think. In other instances, I do – especially because of the stereotype. People take a look at me and say, ‘She’s cute. She’s blond. She’s an actress. She’s a bimbo.’ You know? So I take great pains to show I’m intelligent, to show I’m not a twinkie.”
— Teri Polo
“My husband and I went to Bald Head Island for our four-year anniversary. We spent the night in bed with champagne, tequila and Krispy Kreme doughnuts and watched a boxing match on Showtime.”
— Teri Polo
“I will read four or five books at the same time.”
— Teri Polo
“I once said to someone, ‘If I could shave my head and wear no makeup and get a part just on my talent, I would be the happiest person in the world.’”
— Teri Polo
“Actually, I think I’m funnier off-camera.”
— Teri Polo