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.
as Virginia
as Self
as Self(3 eps)
as Linda Campbell(8 eps)
as Pam Hughes
as Patricia Banks (voice)(4 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Gail
as Patricia Cavell
as Self - Contestant(1 ep)
as Violet Valentine
as Claire Dunphy(1 ep)
as Self - Contestant(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Colleen
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Marcie Strong
as Queen Arianna (voice)
as Lt. Penumbra (voice)(7 eps)
as Queen Arianna (voice)(59 eps)
as Queen Arianna (voice)
as Self(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Dipper (Voice)
as Claire Dunphy (voice)
as Dipper (voice)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Dr. Devon Albright (voice)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Peaches O'Dell
as Daisy(1 ep)
as Rhonda Harken
as Amy
as Tiffany
as Self(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Marion Spartan (voice)(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Christy
as Claire Dunphy(250 eps)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as First Lady(1 ep)
as Claire Underwood(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Fiona Wormwood (#29)
as Principal Weller
as Lisa(7 eps)
as Katherine
as Self - Guest Judge(1 ep)
as Denise Bauer(52 eps)
as Sarah Wagner(6 eps)
as Self(3 eps)
as Self(3 eps)
as Self - Guest Host(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(5 eps)
as Mother Nature
as Marilyn Brody(1 ep)
as Self
as Self(1 ep)
as Meg Harper
as Aresia (voice)(2 eps)
as Lisa
as Nikki
as Jamie Quinn
as Gabby McAffe(1 ep)
as Carol Vessey(83 eps)
as Gwen Sibert(1 ep)
as Hope Chayse
as Julie Bowen (voice)(1 ep)
as Claire Dunphy (voice)(1 ep)
as Nikky(4 eps)
as Amanda Webb(13 eps)
as Aunt Gwen(1 ep)
as Amy Finch
as Robin
as Virginia
as Andie McDermott(7 eps)
as Roxanne Please(9 eps)
as Kirstie
as Shelley(1 ep)
as Angie Gordon
as Angie Gordon(1 ep)
as Danielle Perkins(1 ep)
as Kristie Lewis(1 ep)
as Self - Presenter(1 ep)