Cast & creator
Julie Bowen
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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.
Also known as: جولی باون
37
film credits
62
television credits
96
1975–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (99)
Showing 99 of 99 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gwen Sibert
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Family Guy
Julie Bowen (voice)
1999Family Guy
Claire Dunphy (voice)
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Modern Family
Claire Dunphy
2009Modern Family
Director
2009
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Lost
Sarah Wagner
2004
Monk
Marilyn Brody
2002
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Gabby McAffe
2000
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
2004
ER
Roxanne Please
1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Talk
Self
2010
Boston Legal
Denise Bauer
2004
Dawson's Creek
Aunt Gwen
1998
Weeds
Lisa
2005
Party of Five
Shelley
1994
DuckTales
Lt. Penumbra (voice)
2017
The Mindy Project
Daisy
2012
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Marion Spartan (voice)
2010
Childrens Hospital
First Lady
2008
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Queen Arianna (voice)
2017
Ed
Carol Vessey
2000
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
True Jackson, VP
Claire Underwood
2008
Justice League
Aresia (voice)
2001
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self
2002
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Danielle Perkins
1993
Hailey's On It!
Patricia Banks (voice)
2023
Oh Baby
Nikky
1998
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Dipper (voice)
2014
Rebel Highway
Angie Gordon
1994
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Horrible Bosses
Rhonda Harken
2011
Happy Gilmore
Virginia
1996
MasterChef Junior
Self
2013
Totally Killer
Pam Hughes
2023
Happy Gilmore 2
Virginia
2025
The Fallout
Patricia Cavell
2021
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
2018
Sex and Death 101
Fiona Wormwood (#29)
2007
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self
2016
Hubie Halloween
Violet Valentine
2020
Class of '96
Kristie Lewis
1993
Prom Pact
Executive Producer
2023
Tangled: Before Ever After
Queen Arianna (voice)
2017
Life of the Party
Marcie Strong
2018
Hysteria!
Linda Campbell
2024
Jake in Progress
2005
Talking Bad
Self
2013
Joe Somebody
Meg Harper
2001
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
An American Werewolf in Paris
Amy Finch
1997
Stand Up to Cancer
Self
2008
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
Self - Guest
2019
Multiplicity
Robin
1996Extreme
Andie McDermott
1995
Jumping the Broom
Amy
2011
Three
Amanda Webb
1998
Play-Doh Squished
Self
2022
Grown Ups 3
Crazy on the Outside
Christy
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Dr. Devon Albright (voice)
2013
Mixtape
Gail
2021
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Mother Nature
2002
Conception
Tiffany
2011
Modern Family: A Modern Farewell
Claire Dunphy
2020
Runaway Daughters
Angie Gordon
1994
Kids in America
Principal Weller
2005
Tangled: Queen for a Day
Queen Arianna (voice)
2017
Some Guys
1998
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
Dipper (Voice)
2014
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Hope Chayse
1999
Amy's Orgasm
Nikki
2001
Girl Code
Colleen
2019Girl Code
Director
2019
Where Are My Children?
Kirstie
1994
You're Killing Me...
Jamie Quinn
2001
Partner(s)
Katherine
2005
Venus and Mars
Lisa
2001
Knife Fight
Peaches O'Dell
2013