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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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

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
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
2001 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
2025 Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
2019 Girl Code as Colleen
Soon Grown Ups 3
1998 Some Guys

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! ( 3 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)
1993 Class of '96 ( 1 episode ) as Kristie Lewis
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
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! ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2010 The Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self

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