About
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...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Family GuySeries • 1999
Modern FamilySeries • 2009
LostSeries • 2004
MonkSeries • 2002
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
ERSeries • 1994
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012
Dawson's CreekSeries • 1998
WeedsSeries • 2005
DuckTalesSeries • 2017
Party of FiveSeries • 1994
Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedSeries • 2010
Childrens HospitalSeries • 2008
Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureSeries • 2017
Justice LeagueSeries • 2001
EdSeries • 2000
Hailey's On It!Series • 2023
True Jackson, VPSeries • 2008
Acapulco H.E.A.T.Series • 1993
Horrible BossesMovie • 2011
Rebel HighwaySeries • 1994
Happy Gilmore 2Movie • 2025