Julie Bowen (born March 3, 1970) is an American actor who portrays Claire on Modern Family. She has starred on many TV shows like Ed and Boston Legal. The movies she is known for are Happy Gilmore, Joe Somebody, and Crazy on the Outside.
Biography
Julie Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Jack and Susie Luetkemeyer and is the middle child of her older sister Molly and younger sister Annie. She attended Roland Park Country School and later graduated from Brown University in 1991 with a B.A. degree in Renaissance studies.
She married Scott Phillips, a real-estate investor, when she was starring as schoolteacher "Carol Vessey" on the TV show Ed. The two have been married since September 2004. They became the parents of a boy, Oliver McLanahan Phillips, on April 10, 2007 in Los Angeles. They also have 2 twins, John and Gus, born on May 8, 2009. She also recently experienced a crazy accident where her the two twins put hot sauce in her eyes.
Trivia
Julie guest starred in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Trials), like fellow Modern Family co-stars Sarah Hyland (Repression, Hothouse) and Ty Burrell (Execution).
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1992 | Five Spot Jewel | ||
| 1996 | Confessions of a Sleep Addict | P.J. | |
| Happy Gilmore | Virginia Venit | ||
| Multiplicity | Robin | ||
| 1997 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Amy Finch | |
| 2001 | You're Killing Me | Jamie Quinn | |
| Amy's Orgasm | Nicki | Also known as Amy's O | |
| Venus and Mars | Lisa | ||
| Joe Somebody | Meg Harper | ||
| 2002 | Stella shorts 1998-2002 | Mother Nature | Direct-to-DVD release |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Principal Weller | |
| Partner(s) | Katherine | ||
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Fiona Wormwood | |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Christie | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Loving | ||
| 1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Chris | Episode: No Visible Bruises: The Katie Koestner Story |
| Class of '96 | Kristie Lewis | Episode: Educating David | |
| Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Danielle Perkins | Episode: Code Name: Body Double | |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters | Angie Gordon | TV-movie |
| Where Are My Children | Kirstie | TV-movie | |
| 1995 | Extreme | Andie McDermott | 7 episodes |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Shelley | Episode: Unfair Advantage |
| Strange Luck | Leigh Anne | Episode: Healing Hands | |
| 1998 | Three | Amanda Webb | 2 episodes |
| 1998-1999 | E.R. | Roxanne Please | 9 episodes |
| 1999 | The Last Man on Planet Earth | Hope Chayse | TV-movie |
| 2000 | Oh Baby | Nikky | Episode: What It Should Be and What It Is |
| Dawsons's Creek | Aunt Gwen | Episode: Stolen Kisses | |
| 2000-2004 | Ed | Carol Vessey | 83 episodes |
| 2002 | Justice League | Aresia | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Brooke | 4 episodes |
| 2005-2007 | Lost | Sarah | 5 episodes |
| 2005-2008 | Boston Legal | Denise Bauer | 52 episodes |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Cheryl | Episode: Tough Guy |
| 2008 | Weeds | Lisa | 7 episodes |
| Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Gwen Sibert | Episode: Trials | |
| 2009 | Monk | Marilyn Brody/Patrice Gesner | Episode: Mr. Monk and the Bully |
| 2009-Present | Modern Family | Claire Dunphy | Currently running |