But do you know this one anecdote from the Pilot of the show? Actress Julie Bowen, who plays Claire Dunphy on the show, was pregnant while filming the Modern Family Pilot. In later interviews ...

The actress recently noted that she “didn’t even want kids” at the time, so the opportunity to play mom Claire Dunphy (which ultimately went to Julie Bowen) on the ABC sitcom and become ...

Sitting down with Modern Family alum Jesse Tyler Ferguson on his Dinner's on Me podcast, Greer recalled being asked to try out for the role of Claire Dunphy, the matriarch ultimately played by ...

She played Raegan, a young woman who was attacked ... episode of SVU just one year before she'd begin her long run as Claire Dunphy. Her episode was called "Trials" and was the Season 10 premiere ...

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 ...