Name
Julie Bowen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1970-03-03 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer (born March 3, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Claire Dunphy on the sitcom Modern Family, Carol Vessey on Ed, and Denise Bauer on Boston Legal.
She began her acting career in the soap opera Loving in 1992. In 1994, she played the lead role opposite Paul Rudd, in the television film Runaway Daughters. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s, she had roles in numerous films including Happy Gilmore (1996), An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), Joe Somebody (2001) and Kids in America (2005). She gained recognition on the television series Ed, where she played high school English teacher Carol Vessey, the love interest of of the series' protagonist, Ed Stevens.
She has had guest roles in many television series including Party of Five, Jake in Progress, ER and Strange Luck. In the cult series Lost, she played Jack Shepard's ex-wife, Sarah Shepard. In 2008, she had a recurring role as Lisa, the love interest of the almost legal Silas Botwin on Weeds. Since 2009, she co-starred in the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family. For her portrayal of the competitive and lovable soccer mom, Claire Dunphy, she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning the award in 2011 and 2012.
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- 2005 Kids in America as Principal Weller
- 2001 Joe Somebody as Meg Harper
- 2001 Amy's Orgasm as Nikki
- 1996 Multiplicity as Robin
- 1996 Happy Gilmore as Virginia Venit
- 1997 An American Werewolf in Paris as Amy Finch
- 2010 Crazy on the Outside as Christy
- 2005 Partner(s) as Katherine
- 2021 The Fallout as Patricia Cavell
- 2011 Horrible Bosses as Rhonda Harken
- 2003 You're Killing Me... as Jamie Quinn
- 2011 Conception as Tiffany
- 2011 Jumping the Broom as Amy
- 1994 Runaway Daughters as Angie Gordon
- 2001 Venus and Mars as Lisa
- 2013 Knife Fight as Peaches O'Dell
- 2023 Totally Killer as Pam Hughes
- 2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue as Dipper (voice)
- 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth as Hope Chayse
- 2017 Tangled: Queen for a Day as Queen Arianna (voice)
- 2013 Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace as Dr. Devon Albright (voice)
- 1994 Where Are My Children? as Kirstie
- 2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper as Dipper (Voice)
- 2017 Tangled: Before Ever After as Queen Arianna (voice)
- 2018 Life of the Party as Marcie Strong
- 2007 Sex and Death 101 as Fiona Wormwood (#29)
- 2020 Hubie Halloween as Violet Valentine
- 2021 Mixtape as Gail
- 2025 Happy Gilmore 2 as Virginia
- 2002 Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Mother Nature
- 2018 Secret of the Sundrop as Queen Arianna
- 2025 Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
- 2019 Girl Code as Colleen
- 2009 Modern Family ( 250 episodes ) as Claire Dunphy
- 2002 Monk ( 1 episode ) as Marilyn Brody
- 1998 Dawson's Creek ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Gwen
- 2000 Ed ( 83 episodes ) as Carol Vessey
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 2 episodes )
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Gwen Sibert
- 2005 Jake in Progress ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Shelley
- 2004 Lost ( 6 episodes ) as Sarah Wagner
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 52 episodes ) as Denise Bauer
- 1998 Three ( 13 episodes ) as Amanda Webb
- 2008 True Jackson, VP ( 1 episode ) as Claire Underwood
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ( 1 episode ) as Marion Spartan (voice)
- 2024 Hysteria! ( 8 episodes ) as Linda Campbell
- 1995 Extreme ( 7 episodes ) as Andie McDermott
- 2001 Justice League ( 2 episodes ) as Aresia (voice)
- 2023 Hailey's On It! ( 4 episodes ) as Patricia Banks (voice)
- 2005 Weeds ( 7 episodes ) as Lisa
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Julie Bowen (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Class of '96 ( 1 episode ) as Kristie Lewis
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Gabby McAffe
- 2022 StoryBots: Answer Time ( 1 episode )
- 2012 The Mindy Project ( 1 episode ) as Daisy
- 2016 Join or Die with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Acapulco H.E.A.T. ( 1 episode ) as Danielle Perkins
- 2018 Busy Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure ( 59 episodes ) as Queen Arianna (voice)
- 1998 Oh Baby ( 4 episodes ) as Nikky
- 2008 Childrens Hospital ( 1 episode ) as First Lady
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Project Runway ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Last Call with Carson Daly ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Claire Dunphy (voice)
- 2008 Stand Up to Cancer ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 DuckTales ( 7 episodes ) as Lt. Penumbra (voice)
- 2013 MasterChef Junior ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Play-Doh Squished ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Under A Rock with Tig Notaro ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 Modern Family: A Modern Farewell ( 1 episode ) as Claire Dunphy
- 1994 ER ( 9 episodes ) as Roxanne Please
- 2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2010 Conan ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 2025 Hollywood Squares ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Sherri ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
- 2013 Talking Bad ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1994 Rebel Highway ( 1 episode ) as Angie Gordon
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2010 The Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
