Julie Bowen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-03-03 (55 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Dawson's Creek

    Dawson's Creek

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • The Fallout

    The Fallout

  • Happy Gilmore 2

    Happy Gilmore 2

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • True Jackson, VP

    True Jackson, VP

  • Ed

    Ed

  • The $100,000 Pyramid

    The $100,000 Pyramid

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.

    Acapulco H.E.A.T.

  • Totally Killer

    Totally Killer

  • Horrible Bosses

    Horrible Bosses

  • Oh Baby

    Oh Baby

  • Multiplicity

    Multiplicity

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Partner(s)

    Partner(s)

  • Hailey's On It!

    Hailey's On It!

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • Mixtape

    Mixtape

  • Life of the Party

    Life of the Party

  • MasterChef Junior

    MasterChef Junior

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • Conception

    Conception

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

    Tangled: Before Ever After

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

  • Sex and Death 101

    Sex and Death 101

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Hysteria!

    Hysteria!

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • An American Werewolf in Paris

    An American Werewolf in Paris

  • Joe Somebody

    Joe Somebody

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Last Call with Carson Daly

    Last Call with Carson Daly

  • Jumping the Broom

    Jumping the Broom

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

    Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

  • Hubie Halloween

    Hubie Halloween

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Kids in America

    Kids in America

  • Stand Up to Cancer

    Stand Up to Cancer

  • Crazy on the Outside

    Crazy on the Outside

  • Class of '96

    Class of '96

  • Jake in Progress

    Jake in Progress

  • Secret of the Sundrop

    Secret of the Sundrop

  • Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

    Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

  • You're Killing Me...

    You're Killing Me...

  • Where Are My Children?

    Where Are My Children?

  • The Last Man on Planet Earth

    The Last Man on Planet Earth

  • Extreme

    Extreme

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002

    Stella Shorts 1998-2002

  • Venus and Mars

    Venus and Mars

  • Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

    Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

  • Play-Doh Squished

    Play-Doh Squished

  • Tangled: Queen for a Day

    Tangled: Queen for a Day

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Three

    Three

  • Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

    Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

  • Amy's Orgasm

    Amy's Orgasm

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

    Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

  • Knife Fight

    Knife Fight

  • Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

    Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper