• Teri Polo is an American actress, best known for starring in the “Meet the Parents” trilogy and “The West Wing”. • Her net worth is estimated to be $800,000. • She began her acting career in 1986, starting with “TV 101”. • She rose to fame appearing in “The West Wing” and “Meet the Fockers”. • She has been married twice and has two children.
Known for movies
Meet the Parents (2000) as Pam Byrnes
The Fosters (2013-2016) as Stef Adams Foster / Stef Foster
Meet the Fockers (2004) as Pam Byrnes
Little Fockers (2010) as Pam Focker
Short Info
Short Info
Net Worth
$2.5 Million
Date Of Birth
June 1, 1969
Spouse
Anthony Moore
Fact
Has 3 dogs.
Payments
Earned $25,000 per episode from The Fosters (2013)
Therese Elizabeth “Teri” Polo was born on 1 June 1969, in Dover, Delaware, USA, and is an actress, best known for starring in the “Meet the Parents” trilogy of films in which she played the role of Pam Byrnes-Focker. She’s also been a part of numerous television series, including “The West Wing” and “The Fosters”.
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The Wealth of Teri Polo
How rich is Teri Polo? As of mid-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $800,000, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She’s been active in industry since 1986, and has worked with numerous high profile celebrities throughout her career. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Teri’s father was a stereo systems designer and her mother was a homemaker. At the age of five, she started training in ballet which she would go on to practice for the next 13 years, including attending New York’s School of American Ballet. However, her path changed when she joined a modelling contest and subsequently won, which led her to move to New York City to pursue an acting career at the age of 17.
Her acting debut came in “TV 101”, a drama series that aired on CBS during 1988. Afterwards, she would go on to appear in the miniseries “The Phantom of the Opera” in the role of Christine Daae; the miniseries is based on the book by Arthur Kopit and his unproduced stage musical. During the last season of “Northern Exposure” she would became a regular cast member of the series, before then playing the role of Detective Ash in the television series “Brimstone”.
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Career Breakthrough
Polo appeared in the television series “The West Wing”, during its sixth and seventh season, playing the role of Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos, played by Jimmy Smits. The show is focused primarily on the West Wing of the White House during the fictitious administration of Josiah Bartlett, played by Martin Sheen. In 2005, her popularity grew even further as she posed naked in Playboy magazine, and was also the cover girl of the February edition. During this time, she was cast in the film “Meet the Fockers” the second installment of “Meet the Parents”, which stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro – the three previously appeared in the original film. Coverage of her continued as she appeared in other magazines such as Maxim and InStyle. She also tried her hand at a few television movies including the Lifetime Movie “Legacy of Fear” and the Hallmark Channel movie “Love is a Four Letter World”, and starred in the horror film “2:13” plus in “The Beacon”, which is another horror film made by Sabbatical Pictures.
Later Work
In 2009, Teri appeared as a part of the television pilot for a show entitled “Washington Field”, about a group of elite experts in the FBI who travel around the world, but it was not picked up. She then reprised her role the following year in “Little Fockers” which is the third film in the “Meet the Parents” trilogy, after which she became a part of the horror film entitled “The Hole” which is set in a 1980s style. She would go on to bring her talents back to television when she was cast in the series “The Fosters” playing the role of San Diego police officer Stef Adams Foster.
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Aside from these, she’s also appeared in other popular television shows – mainly as a guest – including “Numb3rs”, “Chicago Hope”, “Ghost Whisperer”, “Law & Order: LA”, and “Criminal Minds”.
Marriages
In 1997, Polo married photographer Anthony Moore and they would go on to have a son together, however in 2005 the couple divorced. The following year, while on the set of a video she met drummer Jamie Wollam who’s known for his work with various bands such as Avion, Drake Bell, and Venice. They would have a daughter together but their relationship ended in 2012. Apparently Teri is currently single.
Happy Birthday, Doodlebug sr! I love you more than bacon…and yes, that is how much taller than me he is already!❤️ pic.twitter.com/QEMiLeL4YF
Similar to many actresses, Teri is active on social media, particularly on the website Twitter on which she promotes some of her advocacies. She also posts pictures there, mainly tweets on her daily endeavors. She also showcases some of her travels in her account. There are also fan pages of her available on other websites such as Facebook though they are not maintained by here. Aside from these, she has a lot of videos available on the video-sharing website YouTube, which is mainly filled with clips of her in films and television shows.
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General Info
Full Name
Teri Polo
Net Worth
$2.5 Million
Date Of Birth
June 1, 1969
Height
1.65 m
Profession
Actor, Model
Education
Dover High School
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Anthony Moore
Children
Bayley Wollam, Griffin Moore
Parents
Jane Polo, Vince Polo
Siblings
Mike Polo, Steve Polo
Accomplishments
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Newcomer
Movies
Little Fockers, Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents, Domestic Disturbance, Straight from the Heart, The Hole, Beyond Borders, Taste of Romance, Outlaws and Angels, The Arrival, The Unsaid, Mystery Date, Full of It, The Christmas Heart, Love Is A Four Letter Word, Second String, Christmas Angel, The P...
TV Shows
The Fosters, I'm with Her, The Wedding Bells, Northern Exposure, Law & Order: LA, TV 101, Man Up!, Brimstone, Loving, Welcome to the Jungle Gym, Sugar Hill
I became disillusioned with dance when I was 16 and started focusing on acting.
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In Hollywood, most things are based on looks, so I'd love to do something that has nothing to do with how I look.
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I moved to New York between my junior and senior years of high school to just see what it was like, to go to a modeling agency and see how to get representation.
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Fact
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Had to file chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014 after owing 3/4 million in back taxes.
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Her paternal grandfather was of Italian descent. Her other ancestry is German (including an immigrant great-grandmother), English, and small amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and Welsh.
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In April 2014, Polo filed for bankruptcy, declaring less than $50,000 in assets and debts in excess of $800,000.
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Charlotte, NC, USA: Living with her children. [2011]
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Took a substantial loss ($550,000) selling her five-bedroom, 3,077-square-foot, Asian-inspired house in Manhattan Beach, California for $1.95 million. She originally paid $2.5 million for it in 2006. [2009]
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Teri and her musician ex-boyfriend, Jamie Wollam, became the parents of a girl, Bayley, on December 20. 2007 in Los Angeles. Bailey weighed in at 7 pounds.
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Her former boyfriend Jamie Wollam has a son named Carter Wollam.
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Daughter Bayley, with her former boyfriend Jamie Wollam, born December 20, 2007 in Los Angeles.
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Was featured as #42 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
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Has 3 dogs.
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Posed in the February 2005 issue of Playboy.
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Her former husband, Anthony Moore, is a photographer.
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Gave birth to her first child, a boy named Griffin (born summer 2002).
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Studied ballet from age 6 - 17.
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Signed by the Petite modeling agency at age 17.
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Dropped out of Dover High School (Dover, DE) at age 17 to move to NYC and pursue acting.
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She and Anthony Moore eloped in Las Vegas one day after becoming engaged in a Sears store.
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Honors student at Dover High School in Dover, DE.
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Straight 'A' student at Holy Cross Elementary School.
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I am so sad that Teri is not gay. her relationship with the foster costar is relationship goals!