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TERI POLO

Danni Nelson

Emmy Award nominee Teri Polo is among the stars of NBC's epic new miniseries "The Storm" as news reporter Danni Nelson.

Polo recently wrapped filming as the title character in the series pilot "Finnegan." She can next be seen in Hallmark's television movie "Expecting a Miracle" and the feature-film "Meet the Little Focker," opposite Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller.

Polo's other film credits include "Beyond Borders" (co-starring Angelina Jolie), the suspense thriller "The Unsaid" (opposite Andy Garcia) and "Domestic Disturbance" (opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn). She co-starred opposite De Niro and Stiller in the film "Meet the Parents," for which she won a People's Choice Award, and its sequel "Meet the Fockers."

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

Polo also starred in the comedy series "I'm With Her" as well as in producer David E. Kelley's "The Wedding Bells." Her other television credits include Hallmark's "Love Is a Four-Letter Word," the original film "Second String" opposite Jon Voight, and the television movie "Straight from the Heart." She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role opposite Jimmy Smits on "The West Wing."

Polo currently lives in Los Angeles with her family.