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Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
Born
Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons

(2007-06-06) June 6, 2007 (age 17)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
TelevisionModern Family
MotherAmy Anderson

Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons (born June 6, 2007)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC's Modern Family.[2]

Personal life

Anderson-Emmons is the daughter of Korean American Amy Anderson and Kent Emmons, who are separated. Her mother is a stand-up comedian, actor and manager.[3] Her father is a media entrepreneur.[citation needed]

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.[4]

Career

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,[5][6] a Vietnamese-born child adopted by a gay American couple. Her role has been praised for raising cultural diversity awareness.[7] 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.[8]

Anderson-Emmons has a YouTube channel, FoodMania Review, with her mother, Amy, which she began in 2015.[9] As of June 2022, she has over 40,000 subscribers and over 4.6 million combined views.[10]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011–2020 Modern Family Lily Tucker-Pritchett Main role
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011–14)
2017 Bill Nye Saves the World Herself Episode: "This Diet is Bananas"
2018 Paradise Run Herself Episode: "A Modern Wimpy Fuller Run"

References

  1. ^ a b "Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily: Actor Biography". ABC. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ Monica Rizzo (21 September 2011). "Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Joins Modern Family as the New Lily". People. Time In. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Actor Bio". ABC. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Aubrey Anderson-Emmons". ABC. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Hughes, Jason (24 September 2012). "Lily Bullies 'Modern Family' Cast In Emmys 2012 Behind-The-Scenes Sketch". Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Modern Family: how the stars have changed". The Telegraph. 21 September 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "5 Ways 'Modern Family' Has Changed How We Look at Families". Study Breaks. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ Deena Bustillo (22 September 2013). "'Modern Family' Star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is the Tiniest Emmy Star". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ^ FoodMania Review, Sour Gummy Candy, retrieved 10 February 2019.
  10. ^ "FoodMania Review". Youtube. 10 February 2019.
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