Bowen landed her first film role in the indie flick Five Spot Jewel (1992) while she was still in college; that same year, she appeared briefly on the soap opera "Loving." She later co-starred as Adam Sandler's all-business girlfriend in Happy Gilmore (1996), playing pretty publicist Virginia Venit.
Although Bowen enjoyed prominent runs on "Ed" (2000-04), "Lost" (2005-07), "Boston Legal" (2005-08) and "Weeds" (2008), she found real staying power as harried wife and mother Claire Dunphy on "Modern Family" (2009-). The role also brought Bowen her first Emmy nod.
Partner(s)After learning that one of his female colleagues is on the verge of being made a partner in the firm, an ambitious lawyer comes up with a brazen plan to advance his own career. Believing he has only one chance of climbing the legal ladder, he plays up the rumor that he's gay ... but how far is he... Read More
Runaway DaughtersRebellious teen Angie (Julie Bowen) and her three guy-crazed girlfriends steal a car and leave their humdrum town behind in this remake of the 1950s B movie. Part of Showtime Network's Rebel Highways series, the tongue-in-cheek film follows the girls on a road trip filled with wild adventures as... Read More
Horrible Bosses (2011) | R | |
Jumping the Broom (2011) | PG-13 | |
Crazy on the Outside (2010) | PG-13 | |
Modern Family (2009) | TV-PG | |
Sex and Death 101 (2007) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Partner(s) (2005) | R | |
Boston Legal (2004) | TV-PG | |
Joe Somebody (2001) | PG | |
R | ||
R | ||
Happy Gilmore (1996) | PG-13 | |
Multiplicity (1996) | PG-13 | |
Runaway Daughters (1994) | PG-13 | |
Buffalo Bill: Seasons 1 & 2 (1983) | NR | |
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