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.