Bowen was convinced she would be replaced with a younger actress for the sequel, which takes place 30 years after the original.

The “Modern Family” star played Virginia Venit in the first film, the PR director for the golf tour Happy Gilmore joins, who helps him shape up his image. The two eventually fall for each other and in the sequel have a family, though Bowen noted that her appearance in the new one is brief.

Julie Bowen didn't expect to reprise her role in Happy Gilmore 2 - in fact, she still can't believe she managed to be cast in the first film. Bowen, 55, revealed that she thought she would be replaced by a younger actress in Netflix's sequel during her Tuesday,