Julie Bowen
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Julie Bowen is an American film and television actress. She played Carol Vessey on Ed
and Denise Bauer on Boston Legal
. She is best known for playing Claire Dunphy
on the sitcom Modern Family
, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. She was also nominated in 2010.
Throughout Bowen's career she has played supporting roles in films including Happy Gilmore
(1996), Multiplicity
(1996), Venus and Mars
(2001), Joe Somebody
(2001), Kids in America (2005), Sex and Death 101
(2007), Crazy on the Outside
(2010), Jumping the Broom (2011), and Horrible Bosses
(2011).
, Maryland, the middle of three daughters of Suzanne (née Frey) and John Alexander Luetkemeyer, Jr., a commercial
real estate developer
. She is of English, Irish, French, and German descent. Her older sister, Molly Luetkemeyer, is an interior designer who has appeared on Clean Sweep
, and her younger sister, Annie Luetkemeyer, is a doctor at the University of California, San Francisco
in the HIV/AIDS Division. Her parents were socially prominent in Baltimore. Raised in suburban Ruxton, she first attended the Calvert
, Garrison Forest School
, and also attended St. George's School, Newport
, in Rhode Island. She matriculated at Brown University
, majoring in Italian Renaissance
studies. In her junior year, Bowen spent a year in Florence
, Italy. During college, she had roles in Guys and Dolls, Stage Door
, and Lemon Sky
. Before graduating, Bowen had the lead role in the independent film
Five Spot Jewel. Among other places, Bowen studied acting at the Actor's Institute.
Loving
and made her prime-time debut on an episode of the college drama Class of '96
. She also had the lead role in the 1994 television film
Runaway Daughters
, opposite Paul Rudd
.
In films, Bowen played the love interest of the title character in Happy Gilmore
. Roles in other films include An American Werewolf in Paris
and Multiplicity
. On television, she has had guest roles on Party of Five
, Strange Luck
, and a recurring role on ER
as the girlfriend of Dr. Carter
. On the sketch comedy program Stella Shorts, Bowen played an angel in the "Raking Leaves" episode.
Bowen first gained prominence on the television series Ed
, where she played high school English teacher Carol Vessey, the love interest of the protagonist, Ed Stevens. Bowen then guest-starred as Sarah Shephard in five episodes of Lost
. In the fall of 2005, Bowen joined the cast of Boston Legal
, playing attorney Denise Bauer. She left the series in 2007 and returned for guest appearances in 2008. In 2008, she had a recurring role on Weeds
playing Silas's love interest, Lisa.
Since fall 2009, Bowen has co-starred on the ABC sitcom Modern Family
, playing Claire Dunphy
. On July 8, 2010, Bowen was nominated, and won an Emmy, for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series
, submitting the episode "My Funky Valentine
".
Bowen was a spokesmodel for Neutrogena
, most recently advertising the Pure Glow products. She also appeared on an episode of Jeopardy!
on August 31, 2010.
. On May 8, 2009, she gave birth to twin sons, John and Gustav. Bowen has worn a pacemaker since her early 20s due to heart problems.
Satellite Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Ed (TV series)
Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004....
and Denise Bauer on Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
. She is best known for playing Claire Dunphy
Claire Dunphy
Claire Dunphy is a fictional character on the American television series Modern Family. She is portrayed by Julie Bowen.Claire is the daughter of Jay, Mitchell's older sister, and the overprotective mother of the Dunphy family and its three very different kids...
on the sitcom Modern Family
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. She was also nominated in 2010.
Throughout Bowen's career she has played supporting roles in films including Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Studios. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy...
(1996), Multiplicity
Multiplicity (film)
Multiplicity is a 1996 comedy film, starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. The film was co-produced and directed by Harold Ramis. The original music score was composed by George Fenton....
(1996), Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars (film)
Venus and Mars is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film. It was directed by Han Ji-seung and stars Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Tae-hee.- Plot :...
(2001), Joe Somebody
Joe Somebody
Joe Somebody is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written by John Scott Shepherd and directed by John Pasquin. The film stars Tim Allen as a man stirred into action by a workplace bully...
(2001), Kids in America (2005), Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101 is a 2007 dark comedy science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Waters released in the United States on April 4, 2008...
(2007), Crazy on the Outside
Crazy on the Outside
Crazy on the Outside is a 2010 comedy film starring and directed by Tim Allen. This is Allen's first time directing, and is notable for reuniting Allen with co-stars from many of his previous films .-Plot:Thomas Zelda has been paroled from prison for...
(2010), Jumping the Broom (2011), and Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx...
(2011).
Early life
Bowen was born Julia Bowen Luetkemeyer in BaltimoreBaltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland, the middle of three daughters of Suzanne (née Frey) and John Alexander Luetkemeyer, Jr., a commercial
Commercial property
The term commercial property refers to buildings or land intended to generate a profit, either from capital gain or rental income.-Definition:...
real estate developer
Real estate development
Real estate development, or Property Development, is a multifaceted business, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of improved land or parcels to others...
. She is of English, Irish, French, and German descent. Her older sister, Molly Luetkemeyer, is an interior designer who has appeared on Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep was an American television series that involved a team consisting of a host, an organizer, designer, and carpenter who would help homeowners clear one or two rooms of clutter in a two-day process. Original episodes of Clean Sweep aired on TLC in 2003 through 2005.In each episode of...
, and her younger sister, Annie Luetkemeyer, is a doctor at the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
in the HIV/AIDS Division. Her parents were socially prominent in Baltimore. Raised in suburban Ruxton, she first attended the Calvert
Calvert School
Calvert School is a kindergarten through 8th grade co-educational private school with a day school operation in Baltimore, Maryland and an associated homeschooling division that administers a curriculum shipped to families around the United States and the world...
, Garrison Forest School
Garrison Forest School
Garrison Forest School is a college preparatory school, in Owings Mills, Maryland, near Baltimore, with a nationally distinctive educational model. The school offers a day school for girls, pre-first through grade 12, as well as a coed program from ages two through kindergarten. The regional,...
, and also attended St. George's School, Newport
St. George's School, Newport
St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducational boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA, just east of the city of Newport. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...
, in Rhode Island. She matriculated at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, majoring in Italian Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 13th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe...
studies. In her junior year, Bowen spent a year in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy. During college, she had roles in Guys and Dolls, Stage Door
Stage Door
Stage Door is a RKO film, adapted from the play by the same name, that tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 West 58th Street in New York City. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier,...
, and Lemon Sky
Lemon Sky
Lemon Sky is a 1970 play by Lanford Wilson first produced at Cafe La Mama. The story is about a fresh out of high school teen from the midwest moving to San Diego, California in the 1950s to live with his estranged father and new family...
. Before graduating, Bowen had the lead role in the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
Five Spot Jewel. Among other places, Bowen studied acting at the Actor's Institute.
Career
After graduation, Bowen had a role in the soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Loving
Loving (TV series)
Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes...
and made her prime-time debut on an episode of the college drama Class of '96
Class of '96
Class of '96 is an American drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. The series was created by John Romano and filmed mostly at the University of Toronto.-Synopsis:...
. She also had the lead role in the 1994 television film
1994 in television
The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:...
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters (1994 film)
Runaway Daughters is a 1994 television film by Joe Dante, a loose remake of an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set...
, opposite Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
.
In films, Bowen played the love interest of the title character in Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Studios. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy...
. Roles in other films include An American Werewolf in Paris
An American Werewolf in Paris
An American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and stars Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy...
and Multiplicity
Multiplicity (film)
Multiplicity is a 1996 comedy film, starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. The film was co-produced and directed by Harold Ramis. The original music score was composed by George Fenton....
. On television, she has had guest roles on Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
, Strange Luck
Strange Luck
Strange Luck is an American television series that aired on FOX, created by Karl Schaefer and starring D. B. Sweeney in the role of Chance Harper, a freelance photographer afflicted with a bizarre tendency to always be in the wrong place at the right time. As Chance himself says, "If I go to a...
, and a recurring role on ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
as the girlfriend of Dr. Carter
John Carter (ER)
Dr. John Truman Carter III, portrayed by Noah Wyle, is a fictional character from the television series ER. The character, called simply "Carter" by most other characters, was introduced in the pilot episode and appeared for eleven consecutive seasons. Wyle decided to leave the show as a regular...
. On the sketch comedy program Stella Shorts, Bowen played an angel in the "Raking Leaves" episode.
Bowen first gained prominence on the television series Ed
Ed (TV series)
Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004....
, where she played high school English teacher Carol Vessey, the love interest of the protagonist, Ed Stevens. Bowen then guest-starred as Sarah Shephard in five episodes of Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. In the fall of 2005, Bowen joined the cast of Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
, playing attorney Denise Bauer. She left the series in 2007 and returned for guest appearances in 2008. In 2008, she had a recurring role on Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
playing Silas's love interest, Lisa.
Since fall 2009, Bowen has co-starred on the ABC sitcom Modern Family
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
, playing Claire Dunphy
Claire Dunphy
Claire Dunphy is a fictional character on the American television series Modern Family. She is portrayed by Julie Bowen.Claire is the daughter of Jay, Mitchell's older sister, and the overprotective mother of the Dunphy family and its three very different kids...
. On July 8, 2010, Bowen was nominated, and won an Emmy, for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.-Superlatives:-1950s:*1953: Vivian Vance - I Love Lucy as Ethel Mertz** Audrey Meadows - The Jackie Gleason Show as Alice Kramden...
, submitting the episode "My Funky Valentine
My Funky Valentine
"My Funky Valentine" is the fifteenth episode of first season of Modern Family. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 2010.-Plot:Phil and Claire are arranging their Valentine's date at their usual restaurant, but after being shocked by Dylan's present for Haley, they decide to instead spending the...
".
Bowen was a spokesmodel for Neutrogena
Neutrogena
Neutrogena is an American brand of premium-priced skin care, hair care and cosmetics, that is headquartered at Los Angeles, California. According to product advertising at their website, Neutrogena products are distributed in more than 70 countries....
, most recently advertising the Pure Glow products. She also appeared on an episode of Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
on August 31, 2010.
Personal life
Bowen married Scott Phillips, a real-estate investor and software developer, on September 9, 2004. Their son Oliver McLanahan Phillips was born April 10, 2007 in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. On May 8, 2009, she gave birth to twin sons, John and Gustav. Bowen has worn a pacemaker since her early 20s due to heart problems.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1992 | Five Spot Jewel | ||
| 1996 | Confessions of a Sleep Addict | P.J. | |
| Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore is a 1996 sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds for Universal Studios. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy... |
Virginia Venit | ||
| Multiplicity Multiplicity (film) Multiplicity is a 1996 comedy film, starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. The film was co-produced and directed by Harold Ramis. The original music score was composed by George Fenton.... |
Robin | ||
| 1997 | An American Werewolf in Paris An American Werewolf in Paris An American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and stars Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy... |
Amy Finch | |
| 2001 | You're Killing Me | Jamie Quinn | |
| Amy's Orgasm Amy's Orgasm Amy's Orgasm is a 2001 film directed by Julie Davis. It stars Julie Davis as Amy, a 29 year old Jewish woman who is usually celibate from men as she does not believe in love. One day she starts dating the most unlikely man for her... |
Nikki | ||
| Venus and Mars | Lisa | ||
| Joe Somebody Joe Somebody Joe Somebody is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written by John Scott Shepherd and directed by John Pasquin. The film stars Tim Allen as a man stirred into action by a workplace bully... |
Meg Harper | ||
| 2002 | Stella Shorts 1998–2002 Stella shorts The Stella shorts are a collection of short films by the comedy group Stella. The short films were produced and written by Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, David Wain, who also star in the shorts with a number of guest actors... |
Mother Nature Mother Nature Mother Nature is a common personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it in the form of the mother. Images of women representing mother earth, and mother nature, are timeless... |
Direct-to-DVD Release |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Principal Weller | |
| Partner(s) | Katherine | ||
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 Sex and Death 101 Sex and Death 101 is a 2007 dark comedy science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Waters released in the United States on April 4, 2008... |
Fiona Wormwood | |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside Crazy on the Outside Crazy on the Outside is a 2010 comedy film starring and directed by Tim Allen. This is Allen's first time directing, and is notable for reuniting Allen with co-stars from many of his previous films .-Plot:Thomas Zelda has been paroled from prison for... |
Christy | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Amy the wedding Planner | |
| Horrible Bosses Horrible Bosses Horrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx... |
Rhonda Harken | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Loving Loving (TV series) Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes... |
||
| 1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lifestories: Families in Crisis is an American drama television series that premiered on HBO on August 1, 1992.-The show:Lifestories: Families in Crisis deals with major issues involving individuals, mostly teenagers and young adults. The stories usually ended with the real person on which the... |
Chris | Episode: No Visible Bruises - The Kate Koestner Story |
| Class of '96 Class of '96 Class of '96 is an American drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. The series was created by John Romano and filmed mostly at the University of Toronto.-Synopsis:... |
Kristie Lewis | Episode: Educating David | |
| Acapulco H.E.A.T. Acapulco H.E.A.T. Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1993 syndicated television series that followed the Hemisphere Emergency Action Team [H.E.A.T.], a group of top-secret agents based in Acapulco, Mexico and recruited by C-5, a secret government coalition, to fight terrorism and international crime... |
Danielle Perkins | Episode: Code Name - Body Double | |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters Runaway Daughters (1994 film) Runaway Daughters is a 1994 television film by Joe Dante, a loose remake of an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set... |
Angie Gordon | TV-Movie |
| Where Are My Children? | Kirstie | TV-Movie | |
| 1995 | Extreme Extreme (TV series) Extreme was an action adventure series starring James Brolin and centered around a Rocky Mountains search and rescue operation.Debuting on ABC on January 29, 1995, Extreme was the lead-out program which followed the network's coverage of Super Bowl XXIX. After its low-rated premiere the network put... |
Andie McDermott | 7 episodes |
| 1996 | Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... |
Shelley | Episode: Unfair Advantage |
| Strange Luck Strange Luck Strange Luck is an American television series that aired on FOX, created by Karl Schaefer and starring D. B. Sweeney in the role of Chance Harper, a freelance photographer afflicted with a bizarre tendency to always be in the wrong place at the right time. As Chance himself says, "If I go to a... |
Leigh Anne | Episode: Healing Hands | |
| 1998 | Three Three (TV series) Three was a drama television series which aired on The WB from February 2, 1998 to March 23, 1998.The plot of the show was centered around three thieves, who all participated in crimes that brought no legitimate suffering to others... |
Amanda Webb | 13 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Roxanne Please | 9 episodes |
| 1999 | The Last Man on Planet Earth The Last Man on Planet Earth The Last Man on Planet Earth was a 1999 TV movie about a female-dominated society.-Plot:During a war with Afghanistan, an incurable biological weapon called the "Y-bomb", which targets only the male Y-chromosome, is used and results in the eventual deaths of 97% of the world's men... |
Hope Chayse | TV-Movie |
| 2000 | Oh Baby Oh Baby Oh Baby is an American situation comedy series that ran on Lifetime from August 26, 1998 to March 4, 2000. It also ran from 1999 to 2003 on Canada's W Network... |
Nikky | Episode: What It Should Be and What It Is |
| Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons... |
Aunt Gwen | Episode: Stolen Kisses | |
| 2000–2004 | Ed Ed (TV series) Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004.... |
Carol Vessey | 83 episodes |
| 2002 | Justice League Justice League (TV series) Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics... |
Aresia Fury (DC Comics) Fury is the codename shared by three DC Comics superheroes, two of whom are mother and daughter, both of whom directly connected with the Furies of mythology, and the third who is an altogether different character.-Pre-Crisis:... |
Voice Role Episode: Fury (1) Episode: Fury (2) |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress Jake in Progress Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more... |
Brooke | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... |
Sarah Shephard | 5 episodes |
| 2005–2008 | Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC... |
Denise Bauer | 52 episodes Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2006–2008) |
| 2007 | Wainy Days Wainy Days Wainy Days is an internet video series starring David Wain that is hosted on the website, My Damn Channel. It is currently running in its fourth season. The web series follows a fictionalized version of Wain through his everyday life as he tries to form relationships with numerous women and... |
Cheryl | Web series Episode: Tough Guy |
| 2008 | Weeds Weeds (TV series) Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a... |
Lisa | 7 episodes Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Gwen Sibert | Episode: Trials | |
| 2009 | True Jackson, VP True Jackson, VP True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell and Ron Butler. The theme song was written by Toby Gad and Keke Palmer and... |
Claire Underwood | Episode: True Takes Iceland |
| 2009 | Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July... |
Marilyn Brody/Patrice Gesner | Episode: Mr. Monk and the Bully |
| 2009–present | Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label... |
Claire Dunphy Claire Dunphy Claire Dunphy is a fictional character on the American television series Modern Family. She is portrayed by Julie Bowen.Claire is the daughter of Jay, Mitchell's older sister, and the overprotective mother of the Dunphy family and its three very different kids... |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2011) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010) Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards- 2010: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" - Modern Family
- 2011: Won, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" - Modern Family
Satellite Award
- 2009: Nominated, "Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical" - Modern Family
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
- 2006: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" - Boston Legal
- 2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - Boston Legal
- 2008: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - Boston Legal
- 2009: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" - Weeds
- 2010: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" - Modern Family
- 2011: Won, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" - Modern Family