Julie Bowen
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.
91 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 91
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Modern Family
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Lost
2004
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Monk
2002
ER
1994
Conan
2010
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Dawson's Creek
1998
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Boston Legal
2004
Project Runway
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Weeds
2005
Sherri
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Party of Five
1994
The Mindy Project
2012
DuckTales
2017
Childrens Hospital
2008
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
People's Choice Awards
1975
Ed
2000
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
Justice League
2001
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
Hollywood Game Night
2013
True Jackson, VP
2008
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
Rebel Highway
1994
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Hollywood Squares
2025
Oh Baby
1998
Hailey's On It!
2023
Totally Killer
2023
MasterChef Junior
2013
Horrible Bosses
2011
Happy Gilmore
1996
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002
Busy Tonight
2018
The Fallout
2021
Class of '96
1993
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Life of the Party
2018
Hubie Halloween
2020
Hysteria!
2024
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
Sex and Death 101
2007
Talking Bad
2013
Jake in Progress
2005
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997
Stand Up to Cancer
2008
Extreme
1995
Multiplicity
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019
Jumping the Broom
2011
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
Joe Somebody
2001
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Play-Doh Squished
2022
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell
2020
Crazy on the Outside
2010
Three
1998
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002
Kids in America
2005
Conception
2011
Amy's Orgasm
2001
Mixtape
2021
Where Are My Children?
1994
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
Runaway Daughters
1994
Venus and Mars
2001
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
Partner(s)
2005
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017
You're Killing Me...
2003
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014
Girl Code
2019
Knife Fight
2013