Julie Bowen

Known for ActingBorn 1970-03-03 (age 56)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tangled: Queen for a Day

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

People's Choice Awards

Hailey's On It!

Three

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Justice League

Curb Your Enthusiasm

E! True Hollywood Story

Lost

Modern Family

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

True Jackson, VP

Oh Baby

DuckTales

Extreme

Boston Legal

Rebel Highway

Monk

Stand Up to Cancer

ER

The Fallout

Ed

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Weeds

Prom Pact

Family Guy

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Conan

Dawson's Creek

StoryBots: Answer Time

The $100,000 Pyramid

Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper

Hysteria!

Mixtape

Childrens Hospital

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

Totally Killer

Who Do You Think You Are?

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

Tangled: Before Ever After

Party of Five

MasterChef Junior

Happy Gilmore 2

Horrible Bosses

Happy Gilmore

Class of '96