Julie Bowen
Acting
1970-03-03 · 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.
Filmography
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Movie
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · Movie
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Series
Hysteria!
2024 · Series
Totally Killer
2023 · Movie
Hailey's On It!
2023 · Series
Prom Pact
2023 · Movie
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 · Series
Play-Doh Squished
2022 · Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
Mixtape
2021 · Movie
The Fallout
2021 · Movie
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Series
Hubie Halloween
2020 · Movie
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Series
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell
2020 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019 · Series
Girl Code
2019 · Movie
Busy Tonight
2018 · Series
Life of the Party
2018 · Movie
Secret of the Sundrop
2018 · Movie
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017 · Movie
DuckTales
2017 · Series
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017 · Series
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017 · Movie
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Series
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014 · Movie
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
MasterChef Junior
2013 · Series
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013 · Movie
Talking Bad
2013 · Series
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Series
Knife Fight
2013 · Movie
The Mindy Project
2012 · Series
Horrible Bosses
2011 · Movie
Jumping the Broom
2011 · Movie
Conception
2011 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
The Talk
2010 · Series
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Series
Crazy on the Outside
2010 · Movie
Modern Family
2009 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Childrens Hospital
2008 · Series
True Jackson, VP
2008 · Series
Stand Up to Cancer
2008 · Series
Sex and Death 101
2007 · Movie
Kids in America
2005 · Movie
Weeds
2005 · Series
Partner(s)
2005 · Movie
Jake in Progress
2005 · Series
Project Runway
2004 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Lost
2004 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002 · Movie
Monk
2002 · Series
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002 · Series
Joe Somebody
2001 · Movie
Justice League
2001 · Series
Venus and Mars
2001 · Movie
Amy's Orgasm
2001 · Movie
You're Killing Me...
2001 · Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Series
Ed
2000 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999 · Movie
Family Guy
1999 · Series
Oh Baby
1998 · Series
Three
1998 · Series
Dawson's Creek
1998 · Series
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Multiplicity
1996 · Movie
Happy Gilmore
1996 · Movie
Extreme
1995 · Series
ER
1994 · Series
Where Are My Children?
1994 · Movie
Party of Five
1994 · Series
Runaway Daughters
1994 · Movie
Rebel Highway
1994 · Series
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993 · Series
Class of '96
1993 · Series
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Series
Grown Ups 3
Movie