A primetime presence for virtually the entire first two decades of the new millennium, Emmy-winning actress Julie Bowen found her niche in comedy/drama hybrids that cast her as the straight woman to hijinks-prone leading men. Her role as a small town teacher opposite a bowling alley-owning lawyer (Tom Cavanagh) on "Ed" (NBC, 2000-04) set the precedent for her future runs as put-upon girlfriends and wives on "Boston Legal" (ABC, 2004-08), and the breakout hit "Modern Family" (ABC, 2009- ), in which she anchored the wacky ensemble as the slightly twisted mom-next-door. Bowen's film credits included enduring the antics of Adam Sandler and Tim Allen in "Happy Gilmore" (1996) and "Joe Somebody" (2001), as well as supporting roles in films ranging from broad comedy "Horrible Bosses" (2011) to political thriller "Knife Fight" (2013) to Melissa McCarthy showcase "Life of the Party" (2018), but overall her accessible persona found the greatest success in television comedy.
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Julie Bowen at arrivals for 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 - Arrivals 2, The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live), Los Angeles, CA September 20, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 - Arrivals 2, The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live), Los Angeles, CA September 20, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) - Arrivals 1, The Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA January 25, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Arrivals 4, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett CollectionJesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter, Julie Bowen, Sofía Vergara, Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Ty Burrell, Ed O''Neill, Rico Rodriguez, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Eric Stonestreet in the press room for The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards - PRESS ROOM 2, Nokia TheatreCast of MODERN FAMILY, Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series in the press room for 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild SAG Awards - PRESS ROOM, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 29, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett CollJulie Bowen at arrivals for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Arrivals 4, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 - Arrivals 1, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA September 18, 2016. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for The 13th Annual Inspiration Awards, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA May 20, 2016. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) - ARRIVALS 3, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 30, 2016. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 2018 Baby2Baby Gala and Giving Tree Award Presented by Paul Mitchell, 3Labs, or 8461 Warner Drive LLC, Culver City, CA November 10, 2018. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for An Unforgettable Evening Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Benefit Gala, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA February 27, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 19th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards (ADG), The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 31, 2015. Photo By: Xavier Collin/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for Disney''s TANGLED BEFORE EVER AFTER Screening, The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles, CA March 4, 2017. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) - Arrivals 1, The Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA January 25, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for Third Annual Baby2Baby Gala, The Book Bindery, Culver City, CA November 8, 2014. Photo By: Xavier Collin/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for VARIETY and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration Powered by Samsung Galaxy, Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA August 23, 2014. Photo By: Emiley Schweich/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for Audi Celebrates Emmys Week 2014, Cecconi''s, Los Angeles, CA August 21, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA July 15, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett CollectionJulie Bowen at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 2, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection
Career. Bowen had a role in the soap opera Loving (1992) and an episode of the college drama Class of '96 (1993). She had the lead role in the television film Runaway Daughters (1994). She played the love interest of the title character in Happy Gilmore (1996).
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