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 • • 4h ago

the person who did sarah hylands eyebrows in season 10 hates her

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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 • • 9h ago

Meme Robert De Niro likes Modern Family

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r/Modern_Family • • 17h ago

That's such a Lee Leee thing to say😭

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion Loved Jay and Cam's bonding in this episode

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r/Modern_Family • • 17h ago

Discussion I am so frustrated at Phil for what he did

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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 • • 1m ago

I’m raising him gay!

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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 • • 14h ago

Happy birthday to this smart, intelligent, talented human

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r/Modern_Family • • 5h ago

Favourite scene with this duo? (Day 5/55): Phil and Gloria

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What is your favourite scene with them?


r/Modern_Family • • 14h ago

Discussion If there was a crown for the biggest burden, it'd be given to PAMERON

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She makes Sal look like a saint 🤣 I just can't stand her 90% of the time.


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion One of the best written scenes of the entire series. So well acted l🤌🏽

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r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Question Who would you rather marry: Gloria or Claire?

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r/Modern_Family • • 12h 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?

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r/Modern_Family • • 12h ago

Character middle names

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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 • • 15h ago

Discussion Downvotes imminent

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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 • • 12h ago

Question What are traits of the parents you see in the kids?

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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 • • 1d ago

Favourite scene with this duo? (Day 4/55): Phil and Cam

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These two have more good bits together than I realised, what was your favourite?


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Question Any ideas what Luke’s shirt is supposed to say?

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From S3 E23


r/Modern_Family • • 4h ago

Discussion Jay cheated on Dede and perhaps so did Dede

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It all depends whether they started “falling out” or separated before their divorce in 2003 but in season 5 episode 8, jay says “I did make out with Rita once but it was 15 years ago”. Season 5 took place between 2013 and 2014 which means jay was married to Dede. In another episode Earl say that he had sex with Dede. Some people may see it as him making something up but Earl seems to be the type of person to do something that horrible. Plus the show has a history of justifying stuff by making the other person do it as well. Tbh it doesn’t really change my opinion of either. They are both great characters.


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Baby Alex and Manny both in “Opposite Day” (2009) 🥹💗

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The movie is also free to watch on YouTube!! :)

https://youtu.be/M18tKPAGlJ4?is=oihfVha4z9twWq-i


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Meme Huh?

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r/Modern_Family • • 2h ago

Question Am I crazy or was this joke really inappropriate...

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r/Modern_Family • • 4h ago

Discussion I had to stop watching

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Hi everyone!! PLEASE NO SPOILERS. I’m on season 4 of my very first ever watch of the show - I really love it, I think it’s wholesome, funny, etc.

BUT I literally had to stop watching it because Phil pisses me off. He’s kind of just awful to Claire, right? The constant jokes about other women ehhhhh :( He made a joke about having an affair with a receptionist during a yard sale like out of the blue and I think that was my final straw. It’s just hard for me to enjoy him being a good father or friend when he kind of takes Claire for granted.

Should I just get over it and finish the show? Does he ever get better or redeem himself?

If I ever have a husband like Phil - SHOOT ME 😂😭


r/Modern_Family • • 1d ago

Discussion I can't believe it took me that long to realize.

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I was watching the Payton Manning episode and right at the end of the episode I realized we have a Payton Manning Broncos poster right behind the tv.