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

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The actor, 49, appeared on Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcast Dinner’s on Me, where she shared that she was asked to audition for the matriarch of the Dunphy clan. I was just like, ‘I don’t know if I want to be America’s mom yet.’” open image in gallery Judy Greer turned down audition for Claire Dunphy on ‘Modern Family’ because she didn’t wat to be ‘America’s mom’ Greer, who was in her 30s at the time she was asked to audition, claimed that the role “felt so limiting compared to what I was doing already.” “In addition to just the perception of who you are as an actor, it’s lifestyle too,” she told Ferguson, who portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on the show. “I was like, ‘Well, I like traveling a lot, and I like doing all these movies, and I like going to all these places, and I like meeting all these people.’” Despite turning down the role of Claire, Greer later appeared in the first season of Modern Family as Denise, the ex-girlfriend of Phil Dunphy, played by Ty Burrell. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Julie Bowen starred as Claire Dunphy on ‘Modern Family’ for 11 seasons The beloved comedy series aired on ABC from 2009 to 2020, winning a total of 22 Emmy Awards.