Teri Polo

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Teri Polo

Born	June 1, 1969 Dover, Delaware, United States
Notable roles	Helen Santos on the television series The West Wing Alex Young on the television series I'm with Her

Teri Polo

Teri Polo (born Theresa Elizabeth Polo in Dover, Delaware on June 1, 1969) is an American actress best 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.

Polo studied ballet beginning at age five. After winning a modeling contest, she moved to New York City at the age of seventeen to pursue an acting career.

She has guest starred on many TV shows like The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Sports Night, and Frasier. She became a regular cast member on the last season of Northern Exposure, and the sixth and seventh seasons of The West Wing as Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos, played by Jimmy Smits. She has also hosted several ceremonies.

Polo appeared on the cover of Playboy in February 2005.

In April 1997, Polo married photographer Anthony Moore at the age of twenty-seven. In 2002, she gave birth to their son Griffin. In 2003, Polo and Moore divorced, ending their six-year marriage.