More than 15 years later, Judy Greer is explaining why she opted not to audition for the 'Modern Family' role of 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,

"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 has revealed that she turned down an audition for the hit sitcom Modern Family, and the reason is very surprising.During her appearance at Modern Family alum, Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast Dinner's on Me,

Judy Greer opened up about her decision to turn down the Modern Family audition for a lead role. In a recent conversation with Modern Family alum Jesse Tyler Ferguson on his Dinner’s on

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.

Judy Greer had a very specific reason for turning down an audition for Modern Family. 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.