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Biography #2 (for Meet the Fockers)

A talented actress with beauty to match, Teri Polo is now firmly established as a presence in motion pictures and television.

Following her portrayal of Pam in 2000's Meet the Parents, Polo toplined in the movies Domestic Disturbance, opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn, and Beyond Borders, opposite Angelina Jolie and Clive Davis; she also starred in the telefilms The Unsaid with Andy Garcia and Second String with Jon Voight.

She also headlined the ABC-TV sitcom I'm With Her as Alex Young, a movie star who falls in love with a schoolteacher. Polo has had recurring roles on the series Felicity, as Maggie, a catering service owner; the sitcom Sports Night; and the long-running series The Practice.

Originally from Dover, Delaware, Polo began her performing career as a dancer. By the age of 13 she was attending New York's School of American Ballet. The summer before her senior year she was signed to a modeling contract, which led to a role as Kristen on the ABC daytime drama Loving. She made her primetime debut in the dramatic series TV 101. Television audiences will remember her as Michelle Capra, the doctor's wife who was determined to master the strange surroundings (and even stranger characters) of Cicely, Alaska, in Northern Exposure.

Polo's other credits include leading roles in the feature films Born to Ride, with John Stamos; Mystery Date, opposite Ethan Hawke; Aspen Extreme, with Peter Berg; Golden Gate, opposite Matt Dillon; and The House of the Spirits, alongside Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons.

Bio courtesy Universal Pictures for "Meet the Fockers" (18-Dec-2004)


Biography #3 (for I'm With Her)

Originally from Dover, Delaware, Teri Polo began her performing career as a dancer. By age 13 she was attending New York's School of American Ballet. The summer before her senior year, she was signed to a modeling contract, which led to a role as Kristen on the ABC Daytime drama Loving.

Polo made her primetime debut in the dramatic series TV 101. Television audiences will remember her as Michelle Capra, the doctor's wife who was determined to master the strange surroundings (and even stranger characters) of Cicely, Alaska, in Northern Exposure. Her other television credits include Felicity, Sports Night and The Practice, and the films"Second String and Straight from the Heart.

On the big screen Polo co-starred opposite Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents. Her other film credits include the suspense thriller The Unsaid, Beyond Borders and Domestic Disturbance, opposite John Travolta.

Polo currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.

Bio courtesy ABC for "I'm With Her" (01-Jan-2000)