Teri Polo joins the NCIS season 19 cast as Vivian Kolchak, a former FBI agent and Alden Parker's ex-wife.
The Fosters star Teri Polo has joined the cast of NCIS season 19 in the role of Alden Parker's ex-wife. Polo began her acting career in 1986, with a role in American soap opera Loving, and has gone on to appear in numerous successful shows through the years, including Northern Exposure, Felicity, and The West Wing. She is best-known for her role as Pam Focker in the Ben Stiller-fronted movie trilogy Meet the Parents.
Now, Polo will add another successful police procedural to her resume with an upcoming role on NCIS, according to Deadline. The actress will make her first appearance in the NCIS season 19 finale before returning in a recurring capacity for the upcoming season 20. She will play the role of Vivian Kolchak, a former FBI agent who became a paranormal investigator. Most excitingly, Kolchak is the ex-wife of Special Agent Alden Parker, played by Gary Cole.