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.
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.
Known for
![Totally Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/52YBwGJ3cJs54fpBzwnT1lnqgTo.jpg)
Totally Killer
![Hailey's On It!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tvsCloZWT4o9erWNOi643I265R3.jpg)
Hailey's On It!
![Prom Pact](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zVgRfuBvsFTU4mFvDt1Qlqo1CRo.jpg)
Prom Pact
![StoryBots: Answer Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ccMq0WNCvgq1GitFrBRbJ3BTzet.jpg)
StoryBots: Answer Time
![Play-Doh Squished](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fYUs8bzK3FtM7MBHm3gq40Ilvo3.jpg)
Play-Doh Squished
![The Jennifer Hudson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6VBNeo8XG90sNKWYQ0yTEmVBXHJ.jpg)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
![Mixtape](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2fpG1PiHPHdLt8X2e7WAct7EVB7.jpg)
Mixtape
![The Fallout](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y94auaBWq1E7sun3ZpvBmQfGUW.jpg)
The Fallout
![Celebrity Wheel of Fortune](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g9TVgnXUHsc1bwL91VyNpeVRAE4.jpg)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
![Hubie Halloween](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dbhC6qRydXyRmpUdcl9bL9rARya.jpg)
Hubie Halloween
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Under A Rock with Tig Notaro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/449qW7N3ZlRXds7WR1agapPqqvq.jpg)
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
![Busy Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wpvzO2q1t3VCLIlsc3omhjv2DQT.jpg)
Busy Tonight
![Life of the Party](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/749iUAWQWeutQuTd9excjmigecw.jpg)
Life of the Party
![Tangled: Queen for a Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4DjGd4OjL622rFary5bJLsC1Swm.jpg)
Tangled: Queen for a Day
![DuckTales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3klapeIKLp9IBy4uHo7szTeMTdQ.jpg)
DuckTales
![Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s12Z2uGrvjj5sA7LsBStTtfTYjC.jpg)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
![Tangled: Before Ever After](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zj82L9maBSW6CAVZltBoFBSuTk1.jpg)
Tangled: Before Ever After
![The $100,000 Pyramid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q4M2OYBvyDgmmSCKgj5PgbFBY1y.jpg)
The $100,000 Pyramid
![Join or Die with Craig Ferguson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7NZBqM4G73GQrTSj5czGxnH0wMH.jpg)
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i2hmV6YuAgcwIaH8fRhe1of4YL8.jpg)
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
![Planes: Fire & Rescue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pOmteFeBDI9FJOPTDvYJYFeAtdp.jpg)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![MasterChef Junior](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHQ8A5lkPB408SbxhZz9BO9ZgWo.jpg)
MasterChef Junior
![Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6qLU4vChPzCFEkQnrZDlAYLX9BC.jpg)
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
![Hollywood Game Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tDsLEeI402QThtGWkWm4NX62FE.jpg)
Hollywood Game Night
![Knife Fight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tCwYgKwHNkbc3PuaaoOhoS2Uj6F.jpg)
Knife Fight
![The Mindy Project](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5YFui8dtEGUglm6pHWbBzD01c0t.jpg)
The Mindy Project
![Horrible Bosses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uQkUwgyFHAm0jGQERPG6Z9o9Zbj.jpg)
Horrible Bosses
![Jumping the Broom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/60OXQUsWfAdSimqwAAJ5EvBxTre.jpg)
Jumping the Broom
![Conception](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jUBEmGU3f3ItMInVkCfdWE4NMJJ.jpg)
Conception
![Conan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQxrvUhP3ycwnlxIrIMQ9Z3kleq.jpg)
Conan
![Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mu8zU2jQfPbGO5bC6RHYrSypxUd.jpg)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
![Who Do You Think You Are?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/crwTatZuf6Yz8ERwEuPz1PbD6Kl.jpg)
Who Do You Think You Are?
![Crazy on the Outside](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2IHI9w18OcTcAWk44sqgiP3t9o0.jpg)
Crazy on the Outside
![Modern Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klL4yhwiU8aF4AuF5dCfJA9sRnS.jpg)
Modern Family
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Childrens Hospital](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bbnXmarKkuxde9kkeyjAPzZY6Od.jpg)
Childrens Hospital
![True Jackson, VP](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDuoIlEnpFei6ZTO9n4JyCVsyYN.jpg)
True Jackson, VP
![Stand Up to Cancer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w4QoW2O4djVPwiRLN7TPvfxf5jl.jpg)
Stand Up to Cancer
![Sex and Death 101](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yLWdM3znzRCqEbxYWXpSJNNu3fe.jpg)
Sex and Death 101
![Kids in America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qf5WHidnEkKOQ8hl8l4RuKh0Fxx.jpg)
Kids in America
![Weeds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gKUsBTa5b0GY7U4iWBseeBalfjO.jpg)
Weeds
![Partner(s)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6k453KAHML0GEmdUzNpBF3xYZBA.jpg)
Partner(s)
![Jake in Progress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yO0gouiUq4Lp9istcxzTKJHtaPX.jpg)
Jake in Progress
![Project Runway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3JKvoVulQXwibxdGQYqBQyZBlBj.jpg)
Project Runway
![Boston Legal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQyJoKFGUTlytx9f2zNjqmMOR82.jpg)
Boston Legal
![Lost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/og6S0aTZU6YUJAbqxeKjCa3kY1E.jpg)
Lost
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![You're Killing Me...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hIEREFCgUAywH6LGrY1gxiyP1Hg.jpg)
You're Killing Me...
![Monk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3axGMbUecXXOPSeG47v2i9wK5y5.jpg)
Monk
![NBC 75th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bqZhFpEHrsLAhXx1oQFpNyoHfsd.jpg)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
![Last Call with Carson Daly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Zw7Bqx0QcncLOiyO0D4kliljPw.jpg)
Last Call with Carson Daly
![Joe Somebody](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9AJvAour6cslSMy9Q0WLd0jIJh1.jpg)
Joe Somebody
![Justice League](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/caIAQIoM9NLZofT8fz8t47W1gYe.jpg)
Justice League
![Venus and Mars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u70SNfRFmwwnCNALiuUUclw0Cfo.jpg)
Venus and Mars
![Amy's Orgasm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsqw2fdGb13VryEo7kKMr1F3GJz.jpg)
Amy's Orgasm
![Curb Your Enthusiasm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mZqWmSq1M61Jlre3furVDSXvdrN.jpg)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
![Ed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dkbqibIYSx2wtQRCF37O5Vnnjx8.jpg)
Ed
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![The Last Man on Planet Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sDtQ9ytAhOHPswNmlWrKzk35IQi.jpg)
The Last Man on Planet Earth
![Family Guy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0HUz4eUNUe3TeEd8fQWYazPaC7.jpg)
Family Guy
![Oh Baby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vs6G5RZ3q9w1aEFgJE3eFOcmc5j.jpg)
Oh Baby
![Three](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ymweypZbkFHGRNFbLfxsJQb0qzW.jpg)
Three
![Dawson's Creek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/arT93dBemanftfWTcf9I0JRIlxU.jpg)
Dawson's Creek
![An American Werewolf in Paris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1NUOprbP7LLfKPArLJY7wziUiHT.jpg)
An American Werewolf in Paris
![E! True Hollywood Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zuXXivVEjOkMswJvNFFRmJW0bTZ.jpg)
E! True Hollywood Story
![Multiplicity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pvbpsWdvSChCiBa86hNnZVj0pNE.jpg)
Multiplicity
![Happy Gilmore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4RnCeRzvI1xk5tuNWjpDKzSnJDk.jpg)
Happy Gilmore
![ER](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![Where Are My Children?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yrgcIuuOtLH11Vv8DdoLMinF2tg.jpg)
Where Are My Children?
![Party of Five](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LZgFeMynMeeKX8Bn9s1RWe9n9S.jpg)
Party of Five
![Runaway Daughters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w51wdUeyNhlYB4ISnZbK86LO99q.jpg)
Runaway Daughters
![Rebel Highway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g62Hih5WVF88uNnLZYEsSz3KwrE.jpg)
Rebel Highway
![Acapulco H.E.A.T.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xh688GLiHihEqmf2yyBwmgcBOv5.jpg)
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
![Class of '96](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAaX3p83Et2VSPOP2k73PPf5Du0.jpg)
Class of '96