Teri Polo

Teri Polo, aka Theresa Elizabeth Polo, is best known for her role as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy. Polo is a ballet expert who has been studying the art form since she was five years old. In 1990, she made her television debut in the miniseries The Phantom of the Opera. She then joined the final season of Northern Exposure as a regular cast member.

She had a recurring role in the political drama series The West Wing from 2005 to 2006. In the ABC sitcom The Fosters, she portrays Police Officer  Stef Adams Foster.

What os Teri Polo’s Net Worth?

Teri Polo net worth is $800,000 Her acting job brings her a sizable sum of money. For an episode of The Fosters, she is paid $25,000. She lives in a magnificent Manhattan mansion that cost less than $3million. Polo filed for bankruptcy in 2014, owing over $1 million. She owed about $772K in back taxes, about $37K in credit card debt, and had assets worth less than $50,000. Her net worth was $2.5 million before she filed for bankruptcy.

Outlaws and Angels, Authors Anonymous, The Last Session, Final Recourse, Christmas, Little Fockers, The Beacon, The Fosters, Man Up!, The West Wing, I’m with Her, and The Practice are among Polo’s film and television appearances. Polo has appeared in episodes of The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Numb3rs, Sports Night, Frasier, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Law & Order: LA, Castle, and Criminal Minds, to name a few.

Childhood and Education

Teri Polo was born Theresa Elizabeth Polo in Dover, Delaware, on June 1, 1969. Her father, Vincent Polo, is a stereo system designer, and her mother, Jane (née Gentry), is a stay-at-home mom. She began taking ballet lessons at the age of five and continued for 13 years. Polo studied ballet at the School of American Ballet in New York when she was 13 years old. She traveled to New York City at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career after winning a modeling contest.