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It’s hard to imagine Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy as anyone other than Julie Bowen — but actress Judy Greer has revealed ...

Going on 30’s Judy Greer turned down the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, which ultimately went to Julie Bowen.

Judy Greer has revealed why she turned down an audition for the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family. “I was asked to ...

"I was just like, ‘I don’t know if I want to be America’s mom yet,'" she tells Jesse Tyler Ferguson of Julie Bowen's Claire ...

With a show as iconic as Modern Family, it might be hard to believe that other actors were considered for the show. After all ...

Julie Bowen played the role of the popular sitcom Modern Family, which ran from 2009 to its finale episode in 2020.

Despite turning down the role of Claire, Greer later appeared in the first season of Modern Family as Denise, the ex-girlfriend of Phil Dunphy, played by Ty Burrell. She also worked with show ...

Here’s how it works. I think I was asked to audition for Claire. This was a time in my career when I was starting to [portray women who had kids]. … It sounds so silly to say it out loud now ...