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Why Judy Greer Didn’t Play Claire Dunphy on ‘Modern Family’


Actress Judy Greer has revealed that she canceled an audition to play Claire Dunphy on ‘Modern Family' because she didn’t want to be typecast as a mom

In her thirties at the time, Greer, now 49, said she had come to terms with sometimes playing a mom in movies, but taking on the role of a mother of three felt like too much of a risk. From the beginning, fans fell in love with the cast of Modern Family — but they sure have changed over the past 13 years. Greer said that, at the time, she “didn’t even want kids” but has since become a stepmom to the two grown-up children her husband, producer Dean E. Johnsen, has from a previous relationship.

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