Julie Bowen
Known for: Acting
Born: March 3, 1970
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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Filmography
36 movies · 58 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
5.5
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
4.4
Hollywood Squares
2025
7.0
Hysteria!
2024
6.8
Totally Killer
2023
8.3
Hailey's On It!
2023
7.2
Prom Pact
2023
7.0
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
3.0
Play-Doh Squished
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
2.6
Sherri
2022
6.9
Mixtape
2021
7.5
The Fallout
2021
7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
5.9
Hubie Halloween
2020
6.0
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell
2020
9.9
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.0
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019
NR
Girl Code
2019
5.5
Busy Tonight
2018
6.1
Life of the Party
2018
8.7
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
10.0
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017
7.8
DuckTales
2017
7.4
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
6.8
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
6.9
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
7.0
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014
6.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.7
MasterChef Junior
2013
8.3
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
6.5
Talking Bad
2013
6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
5.0
Knife Fight
2013
6.3
The Mindy Project
2012
6.6
Horrible Bosses
2011
5.9
Jumping the Broom
2011
4.6
Conception
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
3.0
The Talk
2010
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
5.3
Crazy on the Outside
2010
7.9
Modern Family
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
6.9
Childrens Hospital
2008
7.9
True Jackson, VP
2008
7.8
Stand Up to Cancer
2008
6.1
Sex and Death 101
2007
5.5
Kids in America
2005
7.5
Weeds
2005
6.0
Partner(s)
2005
6.0
Jake in Progress
2005
6.3
Project Runway
2004
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
8.0
Lost
2004
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.0
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002
7.9
Monk
2002
6.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
3.1
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002
5.7
Joe Somebody
2001
8.2
Justice League
2001
4.0
Venus and Mars
2001
5.1
Amy's Orgasm
2001
3.7
You're Killing Me...
2001
8.1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
7.6
Ed
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
3.7
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
8.0
Oh Baby
1998
8.5
Three
1998
7.3
Dawson's Creek
1998
5.9
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.8
Multiplicity
1996
6.7
Happy Gilmore
19968.0
Extreme
1995
7.8
ER
1994
5.9
Where Are My Children?
1994
7.0
Party of Five
1994
6.0
Runaway Daughters
1994
8.0
Rebel Highway
1994
5.5
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
6.7
Class of '96
1993
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
NR
Grown Ups 3
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