Teri Polo is an actress who played Helen Santos on the final two seasons of The West Wing. She is perhaps best known for her starring role in Meet The Parents, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers (with Laura Dern). She had a starring role on the sitcom I'm With Her and recurring roles on Northern Exposure, Felicity and Aaron Sorkin's Sports Night. Ms Polo can currently (2014) be seen in The Fosters.