Modern Family child star Frances Anderson is detailing her decision to go by a different name professionally. “Frances is actually part of my legal name. It’s my middle name, and it’s after my mom’s old family friend,

Modern Family fans know her as Lily, but Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is ready for a new chapter — as Frances Anderson, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter making waves with her debut EP Drown. After spending nearly a decade on screen,

Emmons, who played Lily, is now going by Frances Anderson as she launches her music career with her debut EP, “Drown.”