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 • • 7h ago

Question His face when she added Gaga has me on the floor. Are gay guys offended by this by the way? 🤔.

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794 Upvotes

He looks like he got stabbed 😅


r/Modern_Family • • 5h ago

I’m posting these pics of Claire and Luke because they’re such an underrated and underused duo. Also I’m posting these because they remind me of my oldest child and I when he was little, now he’s a teen and I’m not coping.

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r/Modern_Family • • 11h ago

Discussion Cam u da real DIVA!

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224 Upvotes

I mean the way Cam's character is whimsical and iconic is just >>>

Also, the fact that he's straight irl is just insane, I mean WOW!

I feel no one else could portray Cameron Tucker the way Eric Stonestreet did ✨


r/Modern_Family • • 1h ago

(Un)comfortable shoes

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Every time I see these ads at my bus stop, I imagine Gloria getting a modeling gig after discovering the joys of comfy shoes.


r/Modern_Family • • 9h ago

Discussion I couldn’t figure out the reason I enjoyed this show so much when it was first shown to me years ago. Till I did.

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It’s the absolute savage background jokes. Like they accidentally say something and someone else half reacts to it and just decides not to cause it might be even worse.

Best example I can think of is

Mitch being like “follow the ‘birthday flag’”

Cam turns and says “what did you call me?” Notices the flag that says birthday and says “oh”

There’s so so many though. I’m noticing them so much more with my second watch.


r/Modern_Family • • 2h ago

Discussion Underrated moment that makes me laugh so hard...what is yours?

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Mine is when Cam walks into Mitch's office and Mitch is trying to act busy so he cuts a post-it in half and then immediately staples it back together lmao it is so stupid and funny. I love JTF's physical comedy so much 😂


r/Modern_Family • • 7h ago

These two were dynamic when they wanted something ☺️

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r/Modern_Family • • 7h ago

Discussion What are your favourite Jay Pritchett lines?

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

I love how Dylan calls her out on the $300 tip, and she immediately proves his point two seconds later by turning a $13 tab into $50😂

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r/Modern_Family • • 1h ago

Modern family

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why is its ending always hard to watch even if you have watched it a lot


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion Other little Easter eggs in Connection Lost! In description.

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Krista Levitan, the show's writer-Steve Levitan's then wife. Her name comes up in the list of people in Claire's contacts when she pulls it up to call her family.

The Christian Miglio in Haley's facebook comments on the relationship status post of her getting married is the Editor of Modern Family!

And Jim Bagdonas who liked Haley's said post is Lead Cinematographer in MF


r/Modern_Family • • 19h ago

Where is the little leprechaun? XD

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r/Modern_Family • • 6h ago

University of Oregon

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Just found out that Luke was going to University of Oregon just as Ty burrell went irl. That's a good detail.


r/Modern_Family • • 18h ago

:D

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Jay's office

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I was watching S5E2 and omg i just noticed Jay has a picture of Manny in his office. THAT IS SO ADORABLE man i love their relationship


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion Looking at this makes me feel like I'm looking at my own family photos.

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80 Upvotes

😄just realised I'm old


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

This hug Claire gives Luke speaks to me on a spiritual level.

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

In my top 3 for Mitchell scenes

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this episode is on the list for one of his funniest moments, right next to his defensiveness in “the alliance” episode😂 s8e1


r/Modern_Family • • 2d ago

My favorite tv siblings. I loved these two together

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

South Pole Episode

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My daughter is studying physics in college. She told me this weekend that she was invited to help on a research project named IceCube that is locating neutrinos in Antarctica. Apparently the main investigator, Francis Halzen, won a Nobel prize last weekend for the work.

I just thought, wait this sounds familiar, lol. I told my daughter about the episode and she said that is exactly what she would be studying.

It is even more hilarious since my daughter looks very similar to Alex.


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion Miscommunication

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No one does miscommunication well like Modern family. I'm currently rewatching the cupcakes episode when Gloria accidentally sent the email to Claire,when she goes to their house to apologize,Claire misunderstands, thinking she's talking about what the kids saw them doing it with Phil, it's hilarious 😂😂😂

I'd love to know,which other miscommunication scenes were your favorite in the show?


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion The best duo in the series <33

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114 Upvotes

Gloria and Cam’s duo in Modern Family is a hilarious mix of confidence, charm, and unexpected friendship! 😂


r/Modern_Family • • 19h ago

Frasier breaking the 4th wall

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