Julie Bowen
- Acting
- March 3, 1970 · 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
Filmography
- Happy Gilmore 2 · Virginia
- Netflix Tudum 2025 · Self
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Hysteria! · Linda Campbell
- Totally Killer · Pam Hughes
- Hailey's On It! · Patricia Banks (Voice)
- Prom Pact · Executive producer
- StoryBots: Answer Time
- Play-Doh Squished · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Sherri · Self
- Mixtape · Gail
- The Fallout · Patricia Cavell
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune · Self
- Hubie Halloween · Violet Valentine
- Modern Family: A Modern Farewell · Claire Dunphy
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Under A Rock with Tig Notaro · Self
- Girl Code · Colleen, Director
- Busy Tonight · Self
- Life of the Party · Marcie Strong
- Tangled: Queen for a Day · Queen Arianna (Voice)
- DuckTales · Lt. Penumbra (Voice)
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure · Queen Arianna (Voice)
- Tangled: Before Ever After · Queen Arianna (Voice)
- The $100,000 Pyramid · Self
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper · Dipper (Voice)
- Planes: Fire & Rescue · Dipper (Voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- MasterChef Junior · Self
- Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace · Dr. Devon Albright (Voice)
- Talking Bad · Self
- Hollywood Game Night · Self
- Knife Fight · Peaches O'Dell
- The Mindy Project · Daisy
- Horrible Bosses · Rhonda Harken
- Jumping the Broom · Amy
- Conception · Tiffany
- Conan · Self
- The Talk · Self
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated · Marion Spartan (Voice)
- Who Do You Think You Are? · Self
- Crazy on the Outside · Christy
- Modern Family · Claire Dunphy, Director
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Childrens Hospital · First Lady
- True Jackson, VP · Claire Underwood
- Stand Up to Cancer · Self
- Sex and Death 101 · Fiona Wormwood (#29)
- Kids in America · Principal Weller
- Weeds · Lisa
- Partner(s) · Katherine
- Jake in Progress
- Project Runway · Self
- Boston Legal · Denise Bauer
- Lost · Sarah Wagner
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Stella Shorts 1998-2002 · Mother Nature
- Monk · Marilyn Brody
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- Last Call with Carson Daly · Self
- Joe Somebody · Meg Harper
- Justice League · Aresia (Voice)
- Venus and Mars · Lisa
- Amy's Orgasm · Nikki
- You're Killing Me... · Jamie Quinn
- Curb Your Enthusiasm · Gabby McAffe
- Ed · Carol Vessey
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Gwen Sibert
- The Last Man on Planet Earth · Hope Chayse
- Family Guy · Julie Bowen (Voice), Claire Dunphy (Voice)
- Oh Baby · Nikky
- Some Guys
- Three · Amanda Webb
- Dawson's Creek · Aunt Gwen