
Julie Bowen
6 FOLLOWERS • 51 CREDITS • MAR 3, 1970 • 55
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

ER

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

E! True Hollywood Story

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Mindy Project

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Childrens Hospital

Project Runway

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Monk

DuckTales

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Weeds

The $100,000 Pyramid

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Who Do You Think You Are?

Hollywood Game Night

Justice League

Lost

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Busy Tonight

Party of Five

StoryBots: Answer Time

Last Call with Carson Daly

MasterChef Junior

Dawson's Creek

Hollywood Squares

Totally Killer

Multiplicity

Horrible Bosses

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

The Fallout

Life of the Party

Tangled: Before Ever After

Boston Legal

Modern Family

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Hubie Halloween

Happy Gilmore

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Happy Gilmore 2

Sex and Death 101

Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

Ed

Runaway Daughters

Hysteria!

The Last Man on Planet Earth
Production Credits
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