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Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Twins who played Ross and Rachel's baby daughter on Friends dish behind-the-scenes secrets
They had their first taste of Hollywood at only six months old - but over 22 years later Alexandra and Athena Conley have taken off in a different direction. The twin sisters, 23, were both cast to play Emma Geller-Greene in the ninth season of Friends, appearing in six episodes of the famous sitcom. The duo went viral last month after Alexandra posted a TikTok video, revealing their secret sitcom past as Ross Geller and Rachel Greene's daughter. The clip, which has now been viewed over 2.2 million times, began with a recent picture of Alexandra striking a pose, with overlaid text that read: 'Told him I was on TV as a baby.' The next slide was a picture of one of the girls in a coat with a pink bow in her hair, being held by David Schwimmer, with Jennifer Aniston standing nearby. A selfie followed which read, 'Oh so you did like Gerber commercials?' The post then ended with the photo of them from Friends which has the hashtag, '#holyairball.' While the girls, who grew up in Long Beach, California, were having fun looking back at their showbiz days, they admitted their video received 'a lot of mixed reviews.' 'Well, a lot of people thought that we weren't the actual twins, because we were only on it for a little bit,' Alexandra told The girls, who made their debut in the episode The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work, explained they only appeared in a handful of episodes before their time on screen was cut short. 'Alexandra actually got us kicked off,' Athena exclaimed. 'We got it, and then she cried too much, and they couldn't use me the whole time because of child labor laws.' The girls were replaced by Noelle and Cali Sheldon who took over playing Emma from 2002 to 2003 - whom the girls are now quasi friends with. 'We follow each other on Instagram,' Alexandra quipped. 'We've followed each other for a really long time since you were younger.' Despite a short time on set, they still walked away from their experience with some good stories - or at least that's what their mom has told them. 'She just said that all the cast members were super friendly, and all of the guys were hilarious like they'd be cracking jokes the whole time,' Athena recalled. 'She's like, "Oh, yeah, they would just say lines on the spot, and half of it would get put in the show" which that was something to me where I was like, wow, that's awesome,' she continued, adding the cast was all 'super sweet and welcoming.' They also revealed their on-screen mom - Jennifer Anniston - had a hand in selecting them for the role. '[Our mom said] they had actually shown photos of us to Jennifer Aniston — that's how she ended up choosing us,' Alexandra shared. While they haven't met anyone from the cast yet as adults, they have been back to the set to see where it all began. 'We did do a Friends tour at Warner Brothers a while ago. We were hoping there'd be a cast member there, but it was really cool,' Athena explained. 'We got to see the set and everything, but we have not gotten to meet anybody.' Despite their early start in the TV show, neither one of the girls have pursued a career in showbiz. Alexandra now works as a marketing and social media coordinator for a beauty company. Athena became a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos last year and also works as an investment control reconciler for a financial services company. While neither one of the Conleys pursued a career in the limelight after their stint as baby actresses, they loved what the show has given them and are huge fans. 'I have been a fan ever since I watched it for the first time and, to this day, it is still my all time favorite show,' Athena gushed, with Alexandra agreeing. She added: 'Each character brings something so unique and hilarious to the group — I see a bit of myself in all of them, which is what makes this show so special. No matter how many times I've rewatched the series, it still makes me laugh like it's my first time seeing it. It always lifts my mood and will forever be my favorite show.'
News.com.au
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Twins who played Ross and Rachel's baby in Friends are all grown up
The twins who played Ross Geller and Rachel Green's daughter Emma in Friends are now drop-dead gorgeous TikTok influencers. Alexandra and Athena Conley starred as baby Emma in iconic TV series Friends – but they're all grown up now. Now 23-year-olds, the sisters often appear together on social media and Alex recently shared a post joking about how she'd told a guy she'd worked as an actress as a baby. Telling her followers he'd assumed she had appeared in TV commercials, Alex then shared a photo of her with Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer on the show. Rushing to comment, one person said: 'NO WAAAAYYYYYYY I DIDNT know this was you as a beeeebeeee.' Someone else wrote: 'This is such a flex.' And a third added: 'I would make this my entire personality.' While the pair have had success on social media, Athena has also become an NFL cheerleader for the Denver Broncos. Alex and sister Athena played Emma from January to March 2003 – but they weren't the only young stars to portray the character. Twins Noelle and Cali Sheldon also shared the role of Ross and Rachel's little girl. In the show Ross had another child, son Ben who he shared with first wife Carol (Jane Sibbett). Ben was played by four different child actors but most notably, from season six to eight, the role was filled by Cole Sprouse. Earlier this month another former show star left fans stunned when she resurfaced on TikTok, looking like she'd barely aged a day since her time on the series. Elizabeth 'E.G.' Daily – who played Phoebe Buffay's songwriting partner Leslie – shared a post and added: 'Everybody says that I look like the girl who sang 'Smelly Cat' on Friends. Probably because I am!' One stunned fan wrote: 'You age like wine, GORGEOUS,'. Others chimed in with praise, calling her 'beautiful,' 'hot' and asking: 'How do you look so young?' Someone else gushed: 'Dear gawd, please let me be this pretty when I'm her age.'
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Twin sisters, 23, who played Rachel and Ross' baby daughter on Friends shock fans with new career
They were just babies when they were cast as Rachel Greene and Ross Geller's daughter on the beloved 90s sitcom Friends. Now, decades later, twin sisters Alexandra and Athena Conley are college grads with their own impressive social media following. The girls are 23-years-old and TikTok influencers who each boast tens of thousands of followers on the platform. Over the weekend they reminded fans of their role of Emma Geller-Greene as they shared a throwback photo from the episode The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work. The image showed one of the girls, clad in a coat with a pink bow in her hair, being held by David Schwimmer as Jennifer Aniston stood nearby. The TikTok post began with a photo of one of the twins striking a pose that was captioned, 'told him I was on TV as a baby.' A selfie followed which read, '"oh so you did like Gerber commercials?"' The post then ended with the photo of them from Friends which was hashtagged, '#holyairball.' Fans flooded Alexandra's comments section with their Friends-related questions, with one asking Alexandra if she believed Ross and Rachel were indeed on a break. 'Soooooooo do you think they were on a break? Or not?' one wrote. 'Is baby got back your favorite song?' another posted, referencing the song Aniston danced to while bonding with her child on the show. Two said they were named after the character: 'I was literally named after your character,' several Emmas posted. According to IMDb, Alexandra and Athena appeared on the show from January to March 2003. Nowadays they are recent college grads embarking on their next chapter in life. Athena became a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos last year and has earned a fan in her sister Alexandra. Alexandra shared a photo from one of her sister's games which she captioned, '@ 's #1 fans.' The sisters even attended Stagecoach together this past year where they embraced their twin status with matching outfits. Their TikTok and Instagram accounts contained plenty of posts showing off their various twin antics. Alexandra has also plugged Kim Kardashian's SKIMS brand to her TikTok with video of her in the brand's sheer cotton collection. 'will be wearing this all summer @SKIMS #skimspartner #skims #summerinspo #summerstyle,' she captioned the video. The role of baby Emma was the result of a one night stand between Aniston and Schwimmer's characters who was introduced during the two-part season eight finale in 2002. In addition to the Conley sisters, twins Noelle and Cami Sheldon and Genevieve and Elizabeth Davidson played baby Emma. Numerous big names got their start as children on Friends, including Cole Sprouse, who played the son of Ross Geller and Carol Willick.
