r/Modern_Family • u/StarforgeVoyager • 58m ago
r/Modern_Family • u/ry-yo • Aug 10 '25
Modern Family star changes her name for career pivot: 'I wanted to switch it up'
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 • u/FluffyUnic0rn77 • Dec 31 '24
Happy new year from Australia
I’ve been waiting to post this all year
r/Modern_Family • u/Dapper-Ad-3841 • 13h ago
the person who did sarah hylands eyebrows in season 10 hates her
why would they ever do her eyebrows like that
no hate to her i love her alot and shes beautiful, but why would they ever do her makeup like that
r/Modern_Family • u/Primary-Play-9352 • 7h ago
Meme The most relatable Mitch has ever been
r/Modern_Family • u/slutty_nurse_1300135 • 2h ago
I hated Cam in this episode
I always loved Cam and his drama, i found it cute sometimes. But this episode genuinely irritates me, and throughout the seasons as-well. I strongly dislike his ridiculous expectations out of a birthday, when he literally told Mitchell that he wanted something small.
I understand their dynamics, but sometimes his drama genuinely seems irksome. If he does a lot for Mitchell, thats because HE WANTS TO. Not to mention, between both of them, Mitchell is the one who’s been taking the brunt of the financial burden for the both of them.
While I appreciate Cam for staying at home and taking such good care of Lily, he does have more opportunity for elaborate gestures than Mitchell, this is after Lily has started school of course.
A yatch party seems SO GREAT! And yet, he was ungrateful from the start.
r/Modern_Family • u/[deleted] • 8h ago
I’m raising him gay!
Has to be the funniest ally thing I’ve ever heard 😭😭🔥 I love Sal. I wish we saw more of her and Dede they’re both hilarious. Normalize raising your kid Gay!!!! 🌈💛
r/Modern_Family • u/r4thers • 17h ago
Meme Robert De Niro likes Modern Family
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r/Modern_Family • u/Lanky-Comfort-2401 • 1d ago
Discussion Loved Jay and Cam's bonding in this episode
r/Modern_Family • u/Living-Visual-5384 • 1d ago
Discussion I am so frustrated at Phil for what he did
First, he literally knocked Claire’s cart down just to talk to that lady. Then, instead of apologising, he turned his own kids against their mother, called her crazy, and spent the entire episode taunting her for being “obsessed with being right.” And when Claire FINALLY got the proof she needed, he had the audacity to say there was something intrinsically wrong with her?!
LIKE, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? The man couldn’t even bring himself to apologise for being wrong.
Honestly, if I were in Claire’s position, I’d have done the exact same thing. When your own husband and children are treating you like you’re a fucking maniac, are you just supposed to shut up and accept it?
r/Modern_Family • u/Dry_Cut4883 • 5h ago
Favorite pairings
Gloria and Claire. Had awesome stories and the best growth in their relationship.
r/Modern_Family • u/Undisputed_Orangutan • 13h ago
Favourite scene with this duo? (Day 5/55): Phil and Gloria
What is your favourite scene with them?
r/Modern_Family • u/BestTutor2016 • 23h ago
Happy birthday to this smart, intelligent, talented human
r/Modern_Family • u/LordGadsy • 23h ago
Discussion If there was a crown for the biggest burden, it'd be given to PAMERON
She makes Sal look like a saint 🤣 I just can't stand her 90% of the time.
r/Modern_Family • u/Positive-Rain1853 • 1d ago
Discussion One of the best written scenes of the entire series. So well acted l🤌🏽
r/Modern_Family • u/Salina_EsTitties • 20h ago
Question S05E09 did I miss a joke here? Why is there some giant looking mole on Phil's chest also Haley looked at it and gave a weird expression later?
r/Modern_Family • u/Professional_Fan2438 • 1d ago
Question Who would you rather marry: Gloria or Claire?
r/Modern_Family • u/urbroccolibabe • 1d ago
Discussion Downvotes imminent
all right i’m not trying to start a war here or anything, and i get that i’m probs in the minority here, but seriously are you guys not tired of posting the same ol’ shit every day?
i don’t understand why a majority of this sub is only ever talking ab “oh, haley should’ve / shouldn’t have ended up w dylan / andy” or “claire was right in the grocery store incident” or “who’s more toxic: cam or mitch?”
like, there are 250 episodes of this series, have we seriously not found something more interesting to discuss by now? there are a million different people posting the exact same posts every other day, except some happen to have pictures. and it isn’t just on this sub, it’s ALL of them 💀 again, ik i’m probably in the minority here, and i wouldn’t ever want to censor anyone, but man i just miss all the silly posts and having actual discussions w people about my favorite shows. it used to be way more fun here. obvs this doesn’t apply to everyone. we still get some entertaining things flying around this sub sometimes, so thank you for that.
and i’m not saying it’s wrong to make those types of posts, obvs we get new people in the fandom every day so there are bound to be some repeat posts, but that isn’t the case for all of them. some of these i see (in this sub and others) are posted weekly by the same people, and only slightly different. it’s just so boring.
okay, rant over. sorry for the mini tantrum 😪
r/Modern_Family • u/NoTarget51 • 20h ago
Character middle names
I saw the post about new content. Not sure if this has ever been asked, but what are the characters’ middle names? I know that I have heard most of them on the show, and I think I’ve heard Jay addressed by two different middle names. But can we create a conclusive list?
Please list full name and episode in reference.
r/Modern_Family • u/No_Spirit8216 • 20h ago
Question What are traits of the parents you see in the kids?
And let’s switch it up
I’m on season 2 Someone to Watch Over Lily, and when Alex is freaking out in the car now that she snuck in the school and skipped a class. It reminds me of Claire and Phil. Hayley being Claire and Alex being Phil
Now usually people would say Luke and Phil have a lot of similar traits but I wanna know
What are some similar traits Claire and Luke has together and what are your favorite uncommon mentioned moments they have together
Same with Hayley and Alex and Phil, what traits of Phil do you see in his daughters? And underrated moments? I can tell because I’m watching for the first time I think Phil loves Hayley and loves how she’s a popular girl. That’s what I picked up on.
What are your thoughts?
r/Modern_Family • u/Undisputed_Orangutan • 1d ago
Favourite scene with this duo? (Day 4/55): Phil and Cam
These two have more good bits together than I realised, what was your favourite?
r/Modern_Family • u/matchear_dont • 1d ago
Question Any ideas what Luke’s shirt is supposed to say?
From S3 E23
r/Modern_Family • u/Beebslolz • 2d ago
Baby Alex and Manny both in “Opposite Day” (2009) 🥹💗
The movie is also free to watch on YouTube!! :)