Julie Bowen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1970-03-03

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Julie Bowen

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.

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Acting History

2025
Happy Gilmore 2 as Virginia
2025
Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
2025
Hollywood Squares as Self
2024
Hysteria! as Linda Campbell
2023
Totally Killer as Pam Hughes
2023
Hailey's On It! as Patricia Banks (voice)
2022
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Play-Doh Squished as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2021
Mixtape as Gail
2021
The Fallout as Patricia Cavell
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2020
Hubie Halloween as Violet Valentine
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell as Self / Claire Dunphy
2020
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell as Claire Dunphy
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro as Self - Guest
2018
Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
2018
Life of the Party as Marcie Strong
2018
Secret of the Sundrop as Queen Arianna
2017
Tangled: Queen for a Day as Queen Arianna (voice)
2017
DuckTales as Lt. Penumbra (voice)
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Queen Arianna (voice)
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After as Queen Arianna (voice)
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2014
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper as Dipper (Voice)
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue as Dipper (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013
MasterChef Junior as Self
2013
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace as Dr. Devon Albright (voice)
2013
Talking Bad as Self
2013
Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013
Knife Fight as Peaches O'Dell
2012
The Mindy Project as Daisy
2011
Horrible Bosses as Rhonda Harken
2011
Jumping the Broom as Amy
2011
Conception as Tiffany
2010
Conan as Self
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Marion Spartan (voice)
2010
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2010
Crazy on the Outside as Christy
2009
Modern Family as Claire Dunphy
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008
Childrens Hospital as First Lady
2008
True Jackson, VP as Claire Underwood
2008
Stand Up to Cancer as Self
2007
Sex and Death 101 as Fiona Wormwood (#29)
2005
Kids in America as Principal Weller
2005
Weeds as Lisa
2005
Partner(s) as Katherine
2005
Jake in Progress
2004
Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
2004
Boston Legal as Denise Bauer
2004
Lost as Sarah Wagner
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2003
You're Killing Me... as Jamie Quinn
2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Mother Nature
2002
Monk as Marilyn Brody
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
2001
Joe Somebody as Meg Harper
2001
Justice League as Aresia (voice)
2001
Venus and Mars as Lisa
2001
Amy's Orgasm as Nikki
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Gabby McAffe
2000
Ed as Carol Vessey
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gwen Sibert
1999
The Last Man on Planet Earth as Hope Chayse
1999
Family Guy as Julie Bowen (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Claire Dunphy (voice)
1998
Oh Baby as Nikky
1998
Three as Amanda Webb
1998
Dawson's Creek as Aunt Gwen
1997
An American Werewolf in Paris as Amy Finch
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Multiplicity as Robin
1996
Happy Gilmore as Virginia Venit
1995
Extreme as Andie McDermott
1994
ER as Roxanne Please
1994
Where Are My Children? as Kirstie
1994
Party of Five as Shelley
1994
Runaway Daughters as Angie Gordon
1994
Rebel Highway as Angie Gordon
1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Danielle Perkins
1993
Class of '96 as Kristie Lewis