Julie Bowen's Real Name: Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer
Julie Bowen → Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer
Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Julie Bowen. TV Guide lists her birth name as Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer. Encyclopedia.com gives the birth name as Julie Bowen Luctkemeyer, a spelling difference recorded below, and dates her birth to March 3, 1970, in Baltimore, a date and place TV Insider independently supports (TV Guide; Encyclopedia.com).
Real name and early life
She is known professionally as Julie Bowen. TV Guide lists her birth name as Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer and her birthplace as Baltimore, Maryland, United States, without giving a birth date in the biography. Encyclopedia.com lists the birth name as Julie Bowen Luctkemeyer and dates the birth to March 3, 1970, in Baltimore, MD. TV Insider independently lists Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer, March 3, 1970, and Baltimore, Maryland. This page uses the Luetkemeyer spelling in the title, as given by TV Guide and TV Insider, and records Encyclopedia.com's Luctkemeyer spelling as a variant. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide both say she received a degree in Italian Renaissance studies from Brown University. TV Insider, describing her later sitcom work, also calls her an Emmy-winning actress, without listing award years in the profile.
Career highlights
TV Guide says she is best known for roles in Ed, Boston Legal, and Modern Family. TV Insider independently dates Ed to NBC, 2000–04, Boston Legal to ABC, 2004–08, and Modern Family to ABC, beginning in 2009, and calls her an Emmy-winning actress in that context. Encyclopedia.com independently dates Ed to NBC, 2000–2004, and lists Denise Bauer on Boston Legal, ABC, from 2005, a start year that differs from TV Insider's 2004; both listings are recorded here. Encyclopedia.com also lists a recurring role as Roxanne Please on ER (NBC, 1998–99). Encyclopedia.com and TV Insider also list film credits including Happy Gilmore (1996) and Joe Somebody (2001); Encyclopedia.com additionally names Multiplicity (1996) and An American Werewolf in Paris (1997). This page does not add an unsourced end year for Modern Family.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up Julie Bowen or Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer are looking for the same Baltimore-born actress, later known for Modern Family. TV Guide and TV Insider use Luetkemeyer; Encyclopedia.com uses Luctkemeyer, as recorded above.
FAQ
What is Julie Bowen's real name?
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer, according to TV Guide and TV Insider. Encyclopedia.com spells the birth name Julie Bowen Luctkemeyer. She is known professionally as Julie Bowen.
When and where was she born?
March 3, 1970, in Baltimore, according to Encyclopedia.com and TV Insider. TV Guide also names Baltimore.
What series is she best known for?
Modern Family, beginning in 2009 according to TV Insider, after Ed (2000–04) and Boston Legal (2004–08). TV Guide also highlights those three series.
Where did she go to college?
Brown University, where Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide say she studied Italian Renaissance studies.