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Julie Bowen (born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer; March 3, 1970) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020), for which she received widespread critical acclaim.
Alexandra "Alex" Dunphy (Ariel Winter) is the younger daughter of Claire and Phil. Characteristically nerdy but still cute, Alex is the most intelligent of the three siblings and a polar opposite of Haley. She is very bright academically and cares much more about her studies than her social life.
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy: Claire's husband; Haley, Alex, and Luke's father; Dylan's father in law, and Poppy's and George's grandfather. Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett: Jay and Dede's son; Claire's younger brother; Joe's older half-brother; and Manny's older step-brother; Cameron's husband; Lily and Rexford's adoptive father, Haley ...
Claire finally receives a call from Haley, who has just woken up at the Dunphy household. Haley clarifies that she is neither married nor pregnant, explaining that the suit was for a friend's wedding; she left her phone in Andy's car; her Facebook status was a joke about a " Cronut "; and the pregnancy book was for her boss's new fashion line.
"The show was really Claire Dunphy’s moment in the spotlight, and director Bryan Cranston—yes, that Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad fame—allowed Julie Bowen to showcase her physical comedy prowess and Claire’s Type-A, ultra-competitive nature at her best (and worst)." [4]
Haley, Alex and Luke frantically attempt to clean up after a party at the Dunphy house, without Claire and Phil finding out. During their Easter party, Phil and Claire struggle with their new identity as grandparents but eventually realise their parenting skills are still needed. Jay and Manny debate on who has a better passion for wine.
After 11 years starring as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, Julie Bowen says she gets a lot of roles for moms. She's not mad about it. "I didn’t really care," Bowen tells PEOPLE. "I loved that ...
In the Dunphy family plotline, the family has a notion to go see a movie, but Phil opts out due to conflicting plans on meeting his ex-girlfriend, Denise ().Claire (Julie Bowen) discovers that he has been talking to her via Facebook for a year, and suspects that Denise sees his messages as sensual and seductive, even if Phil does not.