Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

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Anderson-Emmons in 2014
Born
Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons

(2007-06-06) June 6, 2007 (age 17)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Television Modern Family
Parents

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]

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Early life and family

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

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, [4] [5] a Vietnamese-born child adopted by a gay American couple. Her role has been praised for raising cultural diversity awareness. [6] 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. [7]

Anderson-Emmons has a YouTube channel, FoodMania Review, with her mother, Amy, which she began in 2015. [8] As of March 2024, she has over 41,900 subscribers and over 4.9 million combined views. [9]

Philanthropy

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. [10]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2020 Modern Family Lily Tucker-Pritchett Main role; 163 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (201114)
2017 Bill Nye Saves the World HerselfEpisode: "This Diet is Bananas"
2018 Paradise Run HerselfEpisode: "A Modern Wimpy Fuller Run"

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