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,

"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

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 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,

Judy Greer wasn't ready to settle down just yet. 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.

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

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".

Judy Greer had a very specific reason for turning down an audition for . The actress, 49, revealed in a recent episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson ’s podcast Dinner’s on Me that she was offered an audition for the Dunphy family matriarch Claire — ultimately played by Julie Bowen — but passed on the opportunity as she did not want to play a mother.