Julie Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the middle daughter of Suzanne and John Luetkemeyer Jr., a real estate developer. Her early education was at Calvert School in Baltimore, and Garrison Forest School, Maryland. She moved on to St. George's School, Rhode Island and then attended Brown University, graduating with a BA in Renaissance Studies.
During college, Bowen acted in stage productions such as "Guys and Dolls" and "Stage Door". After graduation, she relocated to New York and studied at the legendary Actors Studio. Success followed with a series of TV roles, and in 1996 she appeared as the love interest in
Happy Gilmore (1996). Other supporting film roles followed. However, it was on television that she was destined to make the biggest impact, with strong turns in
ER (1994),
Ed (2000) and
Boston Legal (2004), among others. From 2009 she has starred as Claire Dunphy in the hit series
Modern Family (2009), for which she has won Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards.
Julie was previously married to Scott Phillips, a real-estate investor, and they have three sons: Oliver, and twins Gus and John.
Modern Family(2009)
Girl Code(2019)
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)as Virginia
Hysteria!(2024)as Linda Campbell
Hailey's on It!(2023)as Patricia Banks
Totally Killer(2023)as Pam Hughes
StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)as Ms. Clown
Prom Pact(2023)
Up to Speed with Julie Bowen(2020)
The Brothers McMullen(1995)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure(2017)
Lost(2004)
Today(1952)as Self - Guest, Self
Access Hollywood(1996)as Self
IMDb on the Scene - Interviews(2017)as Self
Good Day New York(1988)as Self
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
The Hollywood Moment(2010)as Self
History of the Sitcom(2021)as Claire Dunphy
Celebrity Page(2013)as Self
Extra(1994)as Self
Dinner's on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson(2023)as Self - Guest
