Julie Bowen
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| Born | Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer March 3, 1970 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Phillips (September 9, 2004–present) |
Julie Bowen (born March 3, 1970) is an American film and television actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Bowen was born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Suzanne (née Frey) and John Alexander Luetkemeyer, Jr.,[1] a real estate agent. She first attended St. George's School, then Roland Park Country School and continued on to Brown University, majoring in Italian Renaissance studies. In her junior year, Bowen spent a year abroad in Florence, Italy. During college, she had roles in Guys and Dolls, Stage Door, and Lemon Sky. Before graduating, Bowen had the lead role in the independent film Five Spot Jewel. Among other places, Bowen studied acting at the Actor's Institute.
[edit] Career
After graduation, Bowen had a role in the soap opera Loving and made her primetime debut on an episode of the college drama Class of '96. She also had the lead role in the 1994 television film Runaway Daughters, playing opposite Paul Rudd.
In films, Bowen played the love interest of the title character in Happy Gilmore. Roles in other films include An American Werewolf in Paris and Multiplicity. On television, she has had guest roles on Party of Five, Strange Luck, and a recurring role on ER as the girlfriend of Dr. Carter. On the sketch comedy program Stella Shorts, Bowen played an angel in the "Raking Leaves" episode.
Perhaps Bowen's best-known role was on the television series Ed, where she played high school English teacher Carol Vessey and the love interest of the protagonist, Ed Stevens. Since then, Bowen guest starred as the character of Sarah Shephard in five episodes of Lost. In the fall of 2005, Bowen joined the cast of Boston Legal, playing attorney Denise Bauer.
Bowen was a spokesmodel for Neutrogena, most recently advertising the Pure Glow products.
[edit] Personal life
Bowen is the middle child of three sisters. Her older sister, Molly Luetkemeyer, is an interior designer who has appeared on Clean Sweep, and her younger sister, Annie Luetkemeyer, is a doctor at UCSF in the HIV/AIDS Division. Bowen married Scott Phillips, a real-estate investor, on September 9, 2004; their son Oliver McLanahan Phillips was born April 10, 2007, in Los Angeles.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Boston Legal as Denise Bauer (2005-2007)
- Lost as Sarah Shephard (2005-present)
- Ed as Carol Vessey (2000-2004)
- Joe Somebody as Meg Harper
- An American Werewolf in Paris as Amy Finch
- Happy Gilmore as Virginia Venit
- Three as Amanda Webb (1998)
- Extreme as Andie McDermott (1995)
- Loving as Raquel York (1992)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Julie Bowen at the Internet Movie Database
- Julie Bowen at TV.com
