Judy Greer turned down audition for 'Modern Family'

Judy Greer turned down audition for 'Modern Family' because matriarch role felt 'limiting'
Judy Greer reflected on her decision to turn down an audition for the family sitcom "Modern Family" during a recent podcast interview.
Judy Greer Turned Down ‘Modern Family’ Audition Because She Didn’t Want to Be ‘America’s Mom’
“I was like, ‘I think I’m not going to audition for it.’ I was really torn about it, but I ended up obviously not,” Greer told Ferguson, who played Claire’s younger brother Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family. “Who knows if I would have even gotten it anyway? I was just like, ‘I don’t know if I want to be America’s mom yet.’”
Judy Greer Admits She Turned Down ‘Modern Family’ Audition Because It ‘Felt So Limiting’ at the Time
"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 Dunphy
Judy Greer Reveals She Turned Down a “Modern Family” Audition — Here’s Who She Almost Played
Greer went on to appear in a guest role in the first season of Modern Family, which aired on ABC from 2009 to 2020. In the episode “Truth Be Told,” she played Phil Dunphy’s ( Ty Burrell) ex-girlfriend Denise, who tried to come in between him and his wife Claire.
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Modern Family is one of the best sitcoms of all time and it’s partly because of the cast. The characters are quite relatable, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing the roles. Julie Bowen’s Claire Dunphy,
Judy Greer reveals surprising reason of turning down iconic ‘Modern Family’ role
Judy Greer has revealed that she turned down an audition for the hit sitcom Modern Family, and the reason is very surprising.During her appearance at Modern Family alum, Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast Dinner's on Me,
Judy Greer spills tea on turning down 'Modern Family' audition for major role
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Judy Greer reveals why she turned down Modern Family audition
Judy Greer has revealed why she turned down the opportunity to audition for TV sitcom Modern Family. The 13 Going on 30 star revealed to Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson that she didn't want to audition for the role of Dunphy family matriarch Claire because she didn't want to be forever known as "America's mom".
Judy Greer turned down “Modern Family” audition for Claire because she didn't want to be 'America's mom'
Judy Greer wasn't ready to settle down just yet. During a recent podcast appearance, the Halloween Kills and Best Christmas Pageant Ever actress revealed that she turned down an audition for a lead role on the hit sitcom Modern Family because she didn't want to be known as as "America's mom" at that point in her career.
Judy Greer Reveals Why She Pulled Out of Audition to Play Claire Dunphy on ‘Modern Family’
It’s hard to imagine Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy as anyone other than Julie Bowen — but actress Judy Greer has revealed that she was once in the running for the huge role. In conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
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Judy Greer Explains Why She Turned Down Audition For ‘Modern Family’s Claire
Judy Greer explains why she turned down her audition for 'Modern Family'. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Planoly/Peter 'Hopper' Stone/ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection After more than 15 years ...
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Judy Greer turned down audition for Modern Family because she didn’t want to be ‘America’s mom’
Judy Greer has revealed why she turned down an audition for the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family. “I was asked ...
Judy Greer Turned Down Audition for ‘Modern Family's' Claire Dunphy Because She Didn't Want to Be ‘America's Mom': The Role ‘Felt So Limiting'
Judy Greer revealed in a recent episode of the "Dinner's on Me" podcast that she passed on an audition for the role of Claire ...