Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer
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Who is this?
Julie Bowen (born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer; March 3, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known as Claire Dunphy in ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020), for which she received widespread critical acclaim, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bowen also starred as Roxanne Please in NBC medical drama series ER (1998–1999), Carol Vessey in the NBC comedy-drama series Ed (2000–2004), and Denise Bauer in the ABC legal drama series Boston Legal (2005–2007), and recurred as Sarah Shephard in the ABC drama series Lost (2005–2007). Bowen has appeared in many films, such as Happy Gilmore (1996), Multiplicity (1996), Joe Somebody (2001), Horrible Bosses (2011), Life of the Party (2018), Hubie Halloween (2020), The Fallout (2021), Totally Killer (2023), and Happy Gilmore 2 (2025).
Career
- 1970Born
- 2011Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- 2012Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- 2013Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- 2014Won Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy TV Series
- 2014Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Baltimore
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor
What happened recently
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD Sets AMERICAN IDOL Battle, Julie Bowen, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chris O’Donnell, Wayne Brady, and More
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Julie Bowen teams up with Ty Burrell to raise awareness about meningitis risks and vaccination
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Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen Share Their Kids’ Brutal ‘Modern Family’ Mixed Reviews
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Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell team up with GSK to raise awareness about meningitis risks for teens and young adults
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Reveals What Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell Lied About While on Modern Family Set
Julie Bowen opens up about what motherhood taught her - and how it changed the way she parents
Julie Bowen Is in for a 'Modern Family' Reboot. If She's Not Replaced by Sydney Sweeney
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Julie Bowen Reveals Her Son Told Her ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Was Going To Star Sydney Sweeney Instead Of Her – And Asked If She Could Still Get Him On Set
Julie Bowen Says She Thought a Younger Actress Would Replace Her in “Happy Gilmore 2”: 'Who Am I Supposed to Be?'
Julie Bowen thought ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ would recast her with a ‘younger’ actress
Julie Bowen “Didn’t Think” She’d Return In ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ Praises Adam Sandler As “The Kindest” and “Nicest”: “He’s Got To Have A Younger Woman In ...
Julie Bowen, Now 55, Recalls Needing a Pacemaker at Age 29: 'Oh My God, I'm Going to Die'
Julie Bowen's Son Thought Sydney Sweeney Took Her Role in “Happy Gilmore 2” Before She Was Cast
Why Julie Bowen Says Her 3 Teenage Boys Are 'More Expensive Than Horses' (Exclusive)
Julie Bowen ‘purposely’ leaves out books about ‘sex and drugs’ as learning tools for teenage sons
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