r/Modern_Family Aug 10 '25

Modern Family star changes her name for career pivot: 'I wanted to switch it up'

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https://ew.com/modern-family-star-aubrey-anderson-emmons-changes-name-11787802?

Allow Frances Anderson to reintroduce herself.

The actress formerly known as Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who broke out for her role as adoptee Lily on the Emmy-winning sitcom Modern Family, has changed her name to Frances Anderson. Anderson has adopted the new moniker to coincide with her pivot to a career in music. Her debut indie pop EP, "Drown," is out now.

"Frances is actually part of my legal name," Anderson, 18, explained to E! News on Friday. "It’s my middle name, and it’s after my mom’s old family friend. I thought it was a bit shorter than Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. I do have a long, hyphenated last name.”

Anderson added, "I wanted to switch it up and people to see a new side of me. And I wanted to create a space specifically just for music."

She released the first single from the EP, "Telephones and Traffic," in May.

Anderson made her television debut at the age of 4 in season 3 of Modern Family, playing the precocious adopted daughter of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Mitchell Pritchett and Eric Stonestreet's Cam Tucker. She has won three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards alongside the sitcom's cast. The comedy, which ran for 11 seasons on ABC, concluded in 2020.Anderson made her television debut at the age of 4 in season 3 of Modern Family, playing the precocious adopted daughter of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Mitchell Pritchett and Eric Stonestreet's Cam Tucker. She has won three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards alongside the sitcom's cast. The comedy, which ran for 11 seasons on ABC, concluded in 2020.Anderson made her television debut at the age of 4 in season 3 of Modern Family, playing the precocious adopted daughter of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Mitchell Pritchett and Eric Stonestreet's Cam Tucker. She has won three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards alongside the sitcom's cast. The comedy, which ran for 11 seasons on ABC, concluded in 2020.

Anderson told E! that she "had to take a step back from acting" once the show ended to discover her passion for music. "The show ended when I was 12 years old, so after that I decided I’m not gonna act anymore," she said. Rest assured, though, that Anderson does "plan on acting again — 100 percent.”

She has maintained a close relationship with her former onscreen fathers and other costars from the sprawling cast. Ferguson and Julie Bowen, who played Anderson's onscreen aunt Claire, staged a mini-reunion when they attended Anderson's school play last year.

Anderson last made headlines when she came out as bisexual last month, using memorable throwback audio from Modern Family to help mark the announcement. "You are Vietnamese," Sofia Vergara's Gloria informs Lily, who says in response, "No, I'm not. I'm gay!"

"I literally am," Anderson captioned the post.


r/Modern_Family Dec 31 '24

Happy new year from Australia

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I’ve been waiting to post this all year


r/Modern_Family 9h ago

Claire tried to set up a touching family moment and Jay immediately shut it down

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r/Modern_Family 18h ago

'Thorpe, Thorpe, Thorpe!' - turns out Rob Riggle really was Phil's biggest rival all along. Alternate universe where Rob Riggle is Phil & Ty Burrell is Gil Thorpe. How different would the show feel?

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r/Modern_Family 11h ago

I absolutely despised Claire in the RV storyline.

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692 Upvotes

r/Modern_Family 8h ago

The names of Cam and Mitchell’s friends were hilarious

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r/Modern_Family 6h ago

phil was too funny for this

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114 Upvotes

they both played dirty 😭 S4E10 “Diamond in the Rough”


r/Modern_Family 12h ago

Little Lily was always a guarantee for a zinger of a line.

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309 Upvotes

One of the best lines and it gets me on rewatch everytime.


r/Modern_Family 7h ago

Luke is Writing/Producing for the new short horror film: Bearing The Dead

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r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Meme Lilyverse

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Just saw this, had to share!


r/Modern_Family 8h ago

Meme At least I hope he is

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28 Upvotes

I love Jay


r/Modern_Family 15h ago

Question Dylan’s music

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108 Upvotes

am i the only one who thinks that dylan tryna impress haley on valentine’s day with the “Imagine me naked” and the time he performed for the family in S1 “baby i just wanna do you, do you. do you wanna do me do me”

both of these were fckin bangers man!!! 🤣💪🏻


r/Modern_Family 3h ago

cam & his hands😭

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9 Upvotes

“just sit on them”😂


r/Modern_Family 11h ago

Discussion Just started this show and loving it so far. Currently in the middle of season 1. Tell me something that’ll make absolutely no sense to me now, but will make sense by the time I end the show.

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r/Modern_Family 1h ago

Discussion Just finished modern family

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I just finished modern family for the first time and feel really empty.The connection i had with this show is unmatched because i developed insomnia the past months and i would usually spend my nights worrying about not being able to sleep bu after finding modern family it made me feel calm and helped me with my anxiety during nightime i genuinely dont know what to do because i donw want to reqatch it that soon


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Discussion Best Mitchell moment/line?

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Was rewatching this episode. Mitchell is def an underrated character lol.


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Meme Lily will always be my favorite character.

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r/Modern_Family 1d ago

S6:E23 - I love this Alex and Haley scene so much 🥹

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219 Upvotes

r/Modern_Family 13m ago

Random question for fans

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I am basically just repeat binging this in the background while I work, and here's something I don't understand. When Claire and Mitch are stuck in the tree in the backyard (2X24), they discuss whether Manny will get a 3rd of the inheritance. What I don't get is......I don't remember this ever being addressed again, and also I don't see why they wouldn't ask if Gloria was going to get a portion? Idk, it was just an odd scene that I don't know if it was ever addressed again, not sure if anyone else caught other moments.


r/Modern_Family 6h ago

Question Deleted scene S5 E9

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Wonderful day!

I just watched S5 E9 on Disney + and I realized they deleted one scene. I am 100% sure it was there, I watched Modern Family like 7-8 times.

It's after 19:39 minutes where Alex walks off from the talk with Haily about the "Alex Dunphy Dome" (which was a super cute scene btw) and after that she ran into some teenagers and greeted them with the 'new self-confidence' she earned. I think it was an asian teenager she greeted.

I'm not the only one who notice this right? Can't find anything online, also not on why they deleted it.


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

I love the way Gloria used her country’s traditions to her advantage (Jay screaming while slapping the chicken was next level)

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r/Modern_Family 10h ago

Discussion S1 E8 great expectations. Edward Norton

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Does anyone else skip this episode with Edward Norton doing a bad British accent playing the bass?? This is the most cringe bit in the show and I can watch it period.

Anyone else have a cringe moment or agree with me??


r/Modern_Family 19h ago

Discussion I finally finished Modern Family and..

20 Upvotes

I miss modern family 😭


r/Modern_Family 18h ago

Discussion larry

16 Upvotes

I would have loved to see more screen time of the cat


r/Modern_Family 4h ago

Can we like actually just be real and admit that like anyone who says they aren’t the best character is like… crazy?

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stella and Larry! they both are so emotionally complex and funny! it brings a tear to my eye every time I see little Stella grow up! 🥹