Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen (born
March 3,
1970) is an American actress.
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Julie Bowen on the TV series Lost |
Bowen was born as
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer in
Baltimore, Maryland. She attended
Brown University majoring in
Italian Renaissance studies and spending a year abroad in
Florence,
Italy. As a college student she had roles in
Guys and Dolls,
Stage Door and
Lemon Sky; before graduating she got a lead role in the
independent film Five Spot Jewel, a role which earned her the attention of an agent.
She 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.
She had a role in
Happy Gilmore as the girlfriend of the title character, as well as roles in
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.
Her 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.
She guest starred as the character of
Sarah Shephard in three episodes of
Lost.
Bowen joined the cast of
Boston Legal, playing attorney
Denise Bauer, in the fall of 2005. Her character has become one of the featured roles on the comedy-drama series.
Boston Legal as
Denise Bauer (
2005-present)
Lost as Sarah Shephard (2005-2006)
Ed as Carol Vessey (
2000-
2004)
Joe Somebody as Meg Harper
Three as Amanda Webb
An American Werewolf in Paris as Amy Finch
Extreme (TV series) as Andie McDermott (
1995)
Loving as Raquel York (1992)
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