Biography - Teri Polo

Last Modified: 9th Sep, 2023
Name
Teri Polo
Nick Name
Teri
Profession
Best Known For
Little Fockers (film), The Fosters (TV series)
Net Worth
$200.00k Under Review
Salary:
$ Under Review
Social Media Presence
Personal Detail
Birth Name / Full Name
Theresa Elizabeth Polo N/A
Born on
June 1, 1969 (age 54)
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Horoscope
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Nationality
High School
Relationship
Gender
Female N/A
Sexual Orientation
Marital Status
Married Date
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Siblings
2
Children
2
Relations
Vincent Polo
Father
Vincent Polo
Father
Jane Polo
Mother
Jane Polo
Mother
"J"
Boyfriend
"J"
Boyfriend
Anthony Moore
1997-04-20 to 2005-04-19
Ex-husband
Anthony Moore
1997-04-20 to 2005-04-19
Ex-husband
Jamie Wollam
2006 to 2012
Ex-fiancé
Jamie Wollam
2006 to 2012
Ex-fiancé
Griffin Moore
Son
Griffin Moore
Son
Bayley Wollam
Daughter
Bayley Wollam
Daughter
Mike Polo
Brother
Mike Polo
Brother
Steve Polo
Brother
Steve Polo
Brother
Body Measurement
Height
Weight
Hair Color
Blonde N/A
Eye Color
Hazel N/A
Shoe Size
7.5 US N/A
Bicep Size
inch N/A
Chest Size
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Waist Size
Dress Size
4 US N/A
Bust Size
Waist Size
Hip Size
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Cup Size
B N/A
Social Media Presence

Who is Teri Polo?

Teri Polo is an actress by profession and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in Meet the Parents trilogy, I'm with Her, The West Wing as police officer Stef Adams Foster, The Fosters, and Good Trouble.

Teri Polo, Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents trilogy (Image: TVOvermind)

Teri Polo – Age, Parents, Siblings

Teri Polo’s birth took place on June 1, 1969, in Dover, Delaware, USA. Born as Theresa Elizabeth Polo to father Vincent Polo, a stereo systems designer, and mother Jane Polo (née Gentry), a homemaker she is not the only child of her parents and has two siblings. Her brothers are named Steve Polo and Mike Polo.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Teri Polo attended Holy Cross Elementary School and the School of American Ballet by the age of 13. She had studied ballet since she was five years old. Her ethnicity is Italian, English, and German.

Teri Polo – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Teri Polo married her longtime boyfriend Anthony Moore on 20 April 1997. With her husband, she has a son- Griffin Moore (born in 2002). However, this marriage was short-lived and the divorce was finalized on 19 April 2005.

She went on to date drummer Jamie Wollam after meeting him in 2006 on the set of a video. After moving in together the couple welcomed daughter Bayley Wollam in 2007. Although the pair were engaged, they broke up in 2012.

She is currently in a relationship with a man whom she refers to as “J”. She is yet to introduce her new love on social media, to whom she is now engaged. 

In April 2020 Teri Polo posted a picture on Instagram with “food baby” and added that she is not pregnant.

Teri Polo with her daughter (left- posted Mar 2020) and son (right- posted Dec 2019) (Image: Instagram)

Teri Polo – Career

Early Days

After Polo won a Seventeen magazine modeling contest, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting at the age of seventeen. Her debut role was as Kristin Larsen in the TV series Loving in 1986. This was followed by appearances on TV 101 (1988-1989), Northern Exposure (1994-1995), Brimstone (1988-1999), I'm with Her (2003-2004), The West Wing (2005-2006), etc.

During this time she also had appearances in the films Born to Ride (1991), The Arrival (1996), Domestic Disturbance (2001), and Meet the Fockers (2004) as Pam Byrnes-Focker, among others.

TV Series, Films

Since 2007 Teri Polo has starred in the films The Hole (2009), Little Fockers (2010), Authors Anonymous (2014), Outlaws and Angels (2016), and in Hallmark TV movies Love Is a Four Letter Word (2007), Expecting a Miracle (2009), The Christmas Heart (2012), to name a few. 

Moreover, she has also worked in the Lifetime movies For the Love of a Child (2006), and Legacy of Fear (2006). Teri Polo also has had guest appearances on the TV series The Wedding Bells (2007), Law & Order: LA (2010-2011), Man Up! (2011), Good Trouble (2019), etc.

Teri Polo posed for Playboy magazine in 2005 (Image: Amazon UK)

Co-stars

On Meet the Fockers, Teri Polo starred alongside Tim Blake Nelson, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand.

Teri Polo – Awards, Nominations

Polo has earned nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards (1994, and 2005).

Teri Polo – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth is estimated to be around $200 thousand while the figure on her annual salary is not known. During her time starring in The Fosters (2013), she was paid $25,000 per episode.

Teri Polo – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles Instagram and Twitter, Teri Polo is followed by thousands of followers but is absent from Facebook.

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