Teri Polo

Teri Polo has the kind of warm, grounded screen presence that makes whatever she's in feel believable. As Pam in Meet the Parents, she had the trickiest job in the room: stay likable and sane while Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro escalated the chaos around her, and she pulled it off so well you actually cared whether they'd make it. Then she reinvented herself entirely as Stef on The Fosters, anchoring a groundbreaking family drama with real tenderness and steel. I appreciate that she's never coasted on the rom-com girlfriend role; she keeps choosing parts with heart.

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Teri Polo (born June 1, 1969, in Dover, Delaware) is an American actress and former model. She is best known for playing Pam Byrnes (later Pam Focker) opposite Ben Stiller in the hit comedy film Meet the Parents and its sequels. On television she starred as Stef Adams Foster in the family drama series The Fosters.

Name (English)

Teri Polo

Name (Japanese)

テリー・ポロ

Reading

てりー・ぽろ

Born

June 1, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Dover, Delaware, United States

Occupation

Actor / Model / Television actor / Film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri%20Polo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD
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Tags

• From Delaware
• Actor
• Model
• Television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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