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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.
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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.
Known For
ER
Family Guy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The Mindy Project
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Childrens Hospital
Project Runway
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Monk
DuckTales
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Weeds
The $100,000 Pyramid
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Who Do You Think You Are?
Hollywood Game Night
Justice League
Lost
Busy Tonight
Party of Five
StoryBots: Answer Time
Last Call with Carson Daly
MasterChef Junior
Dawson's Creek
Totally Killer
Multiplicity
Horrible Bosses
The Fallout
Life of the Party
Boston Legal
Tangled: Before Ever After
Modern Family
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Happy Gilmore 2
Sex and Death 101
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Happy Gilmore
Hubie Halloween
Ed
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Runaway Daughters
Hysteria!
Production Credits
Modern Family
Prom Pact
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