Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

Anderson-Emmons is the daughter of comedian and actress Amy Anderson and Kent Emmons, a media entrepreneur. She has Korean and European heritage.^[5]

Anderson-Emmons joined the cast of Modern Family in its third season in 2011, when she replaced Ella and Jaden Hiller in the role of Lily Tucker-Pritchett,^[6][7] a Vietnamese-born child adopted by a gay American couple. Her role has been praised for raising cultural diversity awareness.^[8] In 2012, at age 4, she became the youngest person ever to receive the Screen Actors Guild Award, which she won as part of the show's ensemble cast.^[1] She was the youngest Asian American child star on the red carpet at the 2012 and 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards.^[9]

Anderson-Emmons has a YouTube channel, FoodMania Review, with her mother, Amy, which she began in 2015.^[10] As of September 2025, she has over 42,900 subscribers and over 5.2 million combined views.^[11]

Anderson released her debut single "Telephones & Traffic" on May 23, 2025,^[12] under the name Frances Anderson.^[13][14]

In July 2025, she joined the Off-Broadway industry reading of Haters Gonna Hate, play adaptation of The Misanthrope by Justin Borak.^[15] In December 2025, Anderson-Emmons starred as Dorothy on The Wonderful Winter of Oz at Scherr Forum Theatre directed by Becky Lythgoe.^[16]

That August, Anderson explained in an interview with E! News her reasons for her name change to Frances Anderson, stating, "Frances is actually part of my legal name—it's my middle name, and it's after my mom’s old family friend. I thought, one, it was a bit shorter than 'Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.' I do have a long, hyphenated last name. I wanted to switch it up and I wanted people to see a new side of me. And I wanted to create a space specifically just for music." The interview coincided with the release of her debut EP Drown,^[3] on August 8, 2025.^[17]

Anderson-Emmons does charity work for St. Jude Children's Hospital, California Covenant House Youth Shelter, Let Them Play Sports Organization, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Olive Crest, Help A Mother Out, My Stuff Bags, EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women and Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption.^[18]

In June 2025, Anderson-Emmons came out as bisexual.^[19]