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Judy Greer turned down Modern Family audition for Claire because she didn't want to be 'America's mom'

Judy Greer as Claire Dunphy? The actress revealed that she turned down auditioning for 'Modern Family' because she wasn't ready to be known as 'America's mom.'

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. 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 Julie Bowen. Though Greer didn't join the cast, she did guest-star in a season 1 episode as Denise, an ex-girlfriend of Claire's husband, Phil ( Ty Burrell).

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