Julie Bowen

ActorProducerDirector Mar 3 (age 56) Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Modern Family

Claire Dunphy

Film

Horrible Bosses

Rhonda Harken

Film

Happy Gilmore

Virginia Venit

Film

The Fallout

Patricia Cavell

Film

Totally Killer

Pam Hughes

Film

Boston Legal

Denise Bauer

Film

Happy Gilmore 2

Virginia

Film

Hubie Halloween

Violet Valentine

Filmography

Acting (94)

Movies (36)

Happy Gilmore 2

as Virginia

Netflix Tudum 2025

as Self

Totally Killer

as Pam Hughes

The Fallout

as Patricia Cavell

Mixtape

as Gail

Hubie Halloween

as Violet Valentine

A Modern Farewell

as Self / Claire Dunphy

Life of the Party

2018

as Marcie Strong

6.1

Secret of the Sundrop

2018

as Queen Arianna

8.7

Tangled: Before Ever After

2017

as Queen Arianna (voice)

6.8

Tangled: Queen for a Day

2017

as Queen Arianna (voice)

10.0

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

as Dipper (voice)

6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper

2014

as Dipper (Voice)

7.0

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013

as Dr. Devon Albright (voice)

Knife Fight

as Peaches O'Dell

Horrible Bosses

as Rhonda Harken

Jumping the Broom

as Amy

Conception

as Tiffany

Crazy on the Outside

as Christy

Sex and Death 101

as Fiona Wormwood (#29)

Kids in America

as Principal Weller

Partner(s)

as Katherine

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

6.0

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

as Mother Nature

Amy's Orgasm

as Nikki

Joe Somebody

as Meg Harper

You're Killing Me...

as Jamie Quinn

Venus and Mars

as Lisa

The Last Man on Planet Earth

1999

as Hope Chayse

3.5

Some Guys

1998

An American Werewolf in Paris

as Amy Finch

Happy Gilmore

as Virginia Venit

Multiplicity

as Robin

Where Are My Children?

as Kirstie

Runaway Daughters

as Angie Gordon

Grown Ups 3

Television (58)

Hollywood Squares

as Self

Hysteria!

as Linda Campbell

Hailey's On It!

as Patricia Banks (voice)

8.3

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sherri

as Self - Guest

StoryBots: Answer Time

Play-Doh Squished

as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

as Self - Contestant

7.1

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020

as Self - Contestant

9.2

Modern Family: A Modern Farewell

2020

as Claire Dunphy

6.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.2

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

as Self - Guest

Busy Tonight

as Self - Guest

DuckTales

as Lt. Penumbra (voice)

7.9

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

2017

as Queen Arianna (voice)

7.4

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

as Self

7.0

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

2016

as Self

6.9

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.1

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.8

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

MasterChef Junior

as Self

Talking Bad

as Self

The Mindy Project

as Daisy

Conan

as Self

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

2010

as Marion Spartan (voice)

8.2

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

as Self

6.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Modern Family

as Claire Dunphy

Childrens Hospital

as First Lady

True Jackson, VP

as Claire Underwood

Stand Up to Cancer

as Self

Weeds

as Lisa

Jake in Progress

Lost

as Sarah Wagner

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Boston Legal

as Denise Bauer

Boston Legal

as Denise Bauer

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Monk

as Marilyn Brody

Last Call with Carson Daly

as Self

Justice League

as Aresia (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Gabby McAffe

as Carol Vessey

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Gwen Sibert

8.0

Family Guy

1999

as Claire Dunphy (voice)

Dawson's Creek

as Aunt Gwen

Oh Baby

as Nikky

Three

as Amanda Webb

E! True Hollywood Story

Extreme

as Andie McDermott

as Roxanne Please

Party of Five

as Shelley

Rebel Highway

as Angie Gordon

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Danielle Perkins

Class of '96

as Kristie Lewis

People's Choice Awards

1975

as Self - Presenter

9.2

Crew (2)

Movies (1)

Prom Pact

2023

Executive Producer

7.2

Television (1)

Modern Family

2009

Director

7.9