Julie Bowen, best known for playing Claire Dunphy, says her sister was the one who discovered an irregularity in her ...

Modern Family star Julie Bowen, who played Claire Dunphy on the ABC sitcom, revealed that she got a pacemaker at just ...

Julie Bowen, famed for Modern Family, faced a health scare at 29. She was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome. Her sister ...

Modern Family star Julie Bowen spoke about her initial reaction to needing a pacemaker after being prompted to get a health ...

13 Going on 30 star Judy Greer revealed she almost auditioned for Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, and it would have been a completely different series. Skip to main content.

Modern Family’s epic television run lasted from 2009 through 2020, earning high ratings, 22 Emmy awards, and amounting to 250 episodes. Bowen also won two Emmys for her performance as Claire.

Julie Bowen had her big break in the 1996 comedy, Happy Gilmore, but it wasn’t until she played Modern Family‘s Claire Dunphy that she became a household name. Now, four years after Modern ...

Judy Greer was offered the opportunity to audition for the role of Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family” — which ultimately went to Julie Bowen — over 15 years ago.

Judy Greer Turned Down Audition for ‘Modern Family’s’ Claire Dunphy Because She Didn’t Want to Be ‘America’s Mom’: The Role ‘Felt So Limiting’ By Michaela Zee.

It’s hard to imagine Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy as anyone other than Julie Bowen — but actress Judy Greer has revealed that she was once in the running for the huge role.