Teri Polo has guest starred on many TV shows like The Practice, Felicity, Chicago Hope, Sports Night, and Frasier. She became a regular cast member on the last season of Northern Exposure, and the sixth and seventh seasons of The West Wing as Helen Santos, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos, played by Jimmy Smits. She has also hosted several ceremonies. Polo has confirmed that she is signed on to reprise her role of Pamela Byrnes Focker in the upcoming sequel Meet the Little Focker, which is now in pre-production