Julie Bowen on the 'challenge' of breaking free from 'Modern Family': 'I didn't think that anybody wanted to see me do Claire Dunphy'

Julie Bowen was hesitant to take on more “mom roles,” but the new Peacock series Hysteria! offered her an opportunity to break free from typecasting.

“I really love working, and I didn’t think that anybody wanted to see me do Claire Dunphy on a show that wasn’t Modern Family,” she told Yahoo Entertainment. “I had to challenge myself to get out of that space and convince viewers to come along for the ride.”

Bowen played the matriarch of an eccentric family for 11 years on the Emmy-winning ABC series.