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,

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,

Going on 30’s Judy Greer turned down the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, which ultimately went to Julie Bowen.

"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 revealed in a recent episode of the "Dinner's on Me" podcast that she passed on an audition for the role of Claire Dunphy on "Modern Family." Greer told "Dinner's on Me" host Jesse Tyler Ferguson,

With a show as iconic as Modern Family, it might be hard to believe that other actors were considered for the show. After all, no one could play Gloria Pritchett quite like Sofía Vergara or Phil Dunphy like Ty Burrell,

After more than 15 years, Judy Greer is reflecting on her decision not to audition for Modern Family. The actress recently noted that she “didn’t even want kids” at the time, so the opportunity to play mom Claire Dunphy (which ultimately went to Julie Bowen) on the ABC sitcom and become “America’s mom” wasn’t appealing to her.

Judy Greer reflected on her decision to turn down an audition for the family sitcom "Modern Family" during a recent podcast interview.

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".