Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer (born March 3, 1970) is an American actress, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on the TV comedy series "Modern Family" (2009–2020). She also played Roxanne Please on "ER" (1998–1999), Carol Vessey on "Ed" (2000–04), Denise Bauer on "Boston Legal" (2005–07) and Sarah Shephard on "Lost" (2005–07). Her "Modern Family" role brought her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010–2015), which she won in 2011 and 2012.