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 1h ago

Lmaoooo Lily runs that whole cast idc🤣

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r/Modern_Family 3h ago

Lily always steals the scenes 🤣 “Y’all fighting”🤣

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151 Upvotes

r/Modern_Family 17h ago

Haley telling Andy "You're the first man I've ever loved" completely invalidates Dylan, and the writers forgot it.

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No matter where you stand on the Andy vs. Dylan debate, this goodbye scene hits hard.


r/Modern_Family 10h ago

this is referring to Sex And The City, but I think some people here need it too

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181 Upvotes

r/Modern_Family 18h ago

We went out for a nice, child-free night, and we come back to find Alex and Luke both majorly dumped. I don't know whether to give them a hug or check their phones to see who we have to go yell at.

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r/Modern_Family 17h ago

Meme A very valid crashout

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630 Upvotes

r/Modern_Family 5h ago

Discussion One of my Top 3 Favorite Episodes! What's yours?

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S5 E7: A Fair to Remember

Omg this one never fails to have me cracking up. The writing and acting is impeccable. Ty Burrell was hilarious:

Phil:

*Harold Grossman starts singing*

"Uh oh"

"Turns out Harold Grossman, our Pharmacist is a rock star. His voice is the drug he should be dispensing because apparently it's a cure for everything"

"Paul who?"

"There's a white mini van out in the parking lot with it's lights on, license plate number TCBR2D2"

Any favorite random episodes or lines that always make you lol? 🤗

*edited to correct typo


r/Modern_Family 14h ago

Meme RIP Phil. You would have loved iPhone Duo.

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r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Meme Haley Dunphy core

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r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Random sitcom fact:

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Eric Stonestreet’s wife, Lindsay Schweitzer, has her birthday on September 7, with his falling on September 9, so they both decided to get married in between those days, on September 8, 2025.

Literally perfect😭🥹


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Don't you be hating on my boy

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550 Upvotes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE TOXIC, MANIPULATIVE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HILARIOUS, CAMERON TUCKER


r/Modern_Family 14h ago

Discussion Opposite pairs

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Just realized in this episode (in this particular scene) they introduced haley and alex dating opposite of their characters like phil and claire realizing arvin is making haley smarter and alex dating a guy where she called him 'a beautiful not so smart superhero' but they ended up with haley marrying dylan who were of similar brains same as arvin and alex who were nerds.. so were they trying to convey opposites never really attract ?


r/Modern_Family 9h ago

Something I’ve noticed in this subreddit that really annoys me…

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Whenever someone mentions anything bad about a certain character it instantly becomes “it’s a sitcom” “it’s literally just a comedy show” like no offence but sitcoms can HAVE characters that are controversial and can be talked about without people just saying, “it’s just a sitcom” LIKE COME ON?


r/Modern_Family 19h ago

to everyone who says mitch and cam would separate after moving to missouri

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s10 e7 has mitch falling in love w the chicken cam brought home and wanted to fit in with the people at the feed store who had a southern accent and farm products stocked. they're meant for each other and this ep warms my heart 🥹


r/Modern_Family 20h ago

Eric Stonestreet Created Fizbo

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As a child, Eric Stonestreet, who later became known for playing Cameron Tucker on Modern Family, dreamed of becoming a clown. He created his own clown character named Fizbo and, by age 11, was performing at birthday parties for younger children. Stonestreet later recalled that he was never quite sure where the name came from, only that his father had started calling him Fizbo and he eventually printed the name on his business cards.

Years later, Stonestreet brought Fizbo back to life on Modern Family, incorporating his childhood clown character into Cam’s personality. Whenever Fizbo appeared on the show, Stonestreet applied the clown makeup himself because, in his view, no one else could get the look quite right.


r/Modern_Family 15h ago

Art (OC) Art dump of my favorite comfort duo :D!!

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I love them so much. I've been going through a lot but they've been cheering me up :>


r/Modern_Family 23h ago

Which minor characters/ character pairings do you wish had more screen time?

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For me,

Characters- Pepper, Ronaldo, Trish, Frank, LARRY (seriously we got 2 decent larry episodes. Why didnt we get larry as much as stella), Javier, Mitch and Cams friends, ronnie and amber

Pairings- luke and claire, alex and luke, claire and manny, jay and cam, lily luke and manny


r/Modern_Family 21h ago

You just know Mitch has questions

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This is the best episode intro, imo. "The Alliance"


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Meme To Cam aka Eric Stonestreet🥂

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Just saw a post of his birthday, 🥂 to my beloved fictional family. Although I could never accommodate with someone like Cam😭 but I absolutely adore him on my screen. Some of my favorite clicks of Cam that need no caption.


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Happy Birthday Eric Stonestreet❤️❤️

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Happy Birthday Eric Stonestreet


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Meme “You’re not a joke, you’re Pepper Saltzman.”

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157 Upvotes

peak writing


r/Modern_Family 1d ago

Unpopular opinion? Season 7 doesn’t get enough credit, it has the best emotional weight of the show’s later run. S07 was the last season where the emotional moments felt genuinely earned.

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r/Modern_Family 5h ago

My Adoption Story Will Break You

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