# Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Helaine Cameron Bure (/bʊˈreɪ/; née Cameron; born April 6, 1976) is an American actress and talk show panelist. She is known for portraying D.J. Tanner on Full House and its sequel series Fuller House, and a number of roles in Hallmark Channel original productions—including the title character in their adaptations of the Aurora Teagarden novel series.
In 2014, she was a contestant on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place. Bure also starred as Summer van Horne on Make It or Break It. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host of the daytime television talk show The View. In 2022, Bure became chief content officer of Great American Media.

## Early life

Candace Cameron was born to parents Robert and Barbara Cameron on April 6, 1976, in Panorama City, California. Candace's older siblings are fellow actor Kirk, and sisters Bridgette and Melissa.

## Career

Cameron guest-starred in roles on shows such as St. Elsewhere, Growing Pains, and Who's the Boss?. In 1985, she portrayed Jennifer Bates in an episode of the sitcom Punky Brewster. In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of Eric Stoltz in the teen comedy Some Kind of Wonderful.
Also in 1987, at the age of 11, Cameron began the most prominent role of her career on the ensemble sitcom Full House, as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner, the oldest daughter of Bob Saget's Danny Tanner. She was cast throughout the eight seasons of the series until its end in 1995.
While on Full House, Cameron was also featured in Camp Cucamonga, an adventure comedy. She guest-starred in the failed pilot Real Mature, and in an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy as "Candace the Science Gal". She also appeared in the Tom Hanks and Sally Field feature film Punchline.
Cameron hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 1990 with Full House co-star Dave Coulier and David Faustino, and again in 1994 with Joey Lawrence and Marc Weiner.

### After Full House

After Full House ended in 1995, Bure guest-starred on Cybill and Boy Meets World.
Bure also appeared in numerous NBC made-for-TV movies, including No One Would Tell, playing an abused teen; She Cried No, as a date-raped teen; and NightScream, a mystery.
After giving birth, Bure took a self-imposed hiatus from television and film to focus on her family. In the 2000s, she appeared as an interviewee on the retrospective I Love the '80s and I Love the '80s Strikes Back. She would later co-host 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up on the E! network, along with Keshia Knight Pulliam of The Cosby Show fame.
In 2007, Bure guest-starred on the sitcom That's So Raven. The following year, she co-starred with Randy Travis in The Wager and starred with Tom Arnold in the television movie Moonlight and Mistletoe for the Hallmark Channel in 2008. Bure returned to television in 2009 and was cast in Make It or Break It, which ended in 2012.
On March 4, 2014, it was announced that Bure would compete on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Mark Ballas. The couple made it to the finals and ended in third place behind Meryl Davis and Amy Purdy who took first and second place, respectively.
It was announced in 2015 that Bure would reprise her role as D.J. Tanner in the 2016 Netflix spinoff Fuller House, her character now going by D.J. Tanner-Fuller. Filming began in July 2015. Bure was a co-host of The View for seasons 19 and 20. In March 2016, Fuller House was picked up for a second season. On December 8, 2016, Bure announced that she was leaving The View due to commitment clashes between Fuller House and Hallmark Channel projects and family life. In January 2019, Fuller House was renewed for its fifth and final season to air later that year. The series concluded on June 2, 2020.
In July 2023, Fuller House actress Miss Benny indirectly accused Bure of attempting to remove Benny's character from the script of the show due to her character's queer identity. After facing online backlash, Bure denied the claims.

### Hallmark Channel work

Bure has acted in over two dozen Hallmark Channel movies, including the 2017 Switched for Christmas, and as the titular character Aurora Teagarden in the eighteen-film Aurora Teagarden movie series for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Bure also produced and hosted the Hallmark Channel special Christmas in America. She also played in the 2015 special Christmas Detour. Bure served as the host of the 26th annual Movieguide Awards for the network on February 8, 2019, along with her daughter Natasha.

### Great American Media

In April 2022, it was announced that Bure would take an executive role at GAC Media—a company led by former Hallmark Channel head Bill Abbott—to develop, produce, and star in original romantic comedy and holiday movies and series for GAC Family (now Great American Family) and GAC Living. Bure became chief content officer of the company.
In a November 2022 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Bure stated that she had left Hallmark because it was a "completely different network than when I started", and wanted to "tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them"—including those with stronger faith-based themes (albeit not being "off-putting to the unbeliever or someone who shares a different faith"). Bure explained that Great American Media "wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment", and stated, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core."
Bure's remarks were believed to be an allusion to a trend towards progressive themes, including recognition of the LGBT community, in Hallmark Channel productions. Abbott left Hallmark Channel in early 2020, shortly after it faced criticism for briefly pulling a Zola.com commercial depicting a lesbian couple. In response to criticism over the comments regarding "traditional" marriage by other celebrities such as Hilarie Burton and JoJo Siwa, Bure stated that people of various "identities" worked on Great American Media programming, and that "all of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people." Of Bure's implication that Great American Media productions would never depict same-sex couples, Abbott stated to the Wall Street Journal, "It's certainly the year 2022, so we're aware of the trends. There's no whiteboard that says, 'Yes, this' or 'No, we'll never go here.'"

### Books

Cameron Bure has written four books: A New York Times best seller, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness (ISBN 1433669730), published in January 2011; Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose (ISBN 1433681846), published in January 2014; Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction (ISBN 1433686945), published in August 2015; and Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (ISBN 0310350026), published in April 2018.
In a September 2015 interview, Bure revealed that Dancing Through Life discloses more personal issues than her first two books. In an April 2018 interview, Bure shared that Kind Is the New Classy conveyed the idea of staying centered and practicing graciousness towards others.

## Personal life

Bure married Russian NHL hockey player Valeri Bure on June 22, 1996. They had been introduced at a charity hockey game by her Full House co-star Dave Coulier. They have a daughter and two sons. Their daughter Natasha competed in season 11 of The Voice at the age of 18 and played the younger version of her mother's lead character in the final Aurora Teagarden Mystery. Cameron's brother-in-law is hockey Hall of Famer Pavel Bure.
Bure is a conservative Republican. She became a Christian at the age of 12, and she credits her faith as the binding force in her marriage. She has revealed she suffered from bulimia nervosa in her early twenties.
Bure is a supporter of Compassion International. The Bure family sponsors three children through the organization.
Bure strongly opposes abortion. In a 2016 debate with Whoopi Goldberg, who supports abortion access, Bure stated, "The child has no voice. Someone has to have a voice for them."

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Cindy Nelson | |
| 1988 | Punchline | Carrie | |
| 1995 | Monster Mash | Mary | |
| 1996 | No One Would Tell | Stacy Collins | |
| 2001 | The Krew | Chief Karls | |
| 2007 | The Wager | Cassandra | |
| 2015 | Faith of Our Fathers | Cynthia | |
| 2018 | F.R.E.D.I. | F.R.E.D.I. | voice |
| 2024 | Unsung Hero | Kay Albright | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–1984 | St. Elsewhere | Megan White | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 1984 | T. J. Hooker | Tina | Episode: "The Confession" |
| 1985 | Punky Brewster | Julie Whitney / Jennifer Bates | Episode: "Milk Does a Body Good" |
| 1986, 1987 | The Disney Sunday Movie | Julie / Samantha | Episodes: "Little Spies", "Bigfoot" |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Young Mona | Episode: "Mona" |
| 1987 | Growing Pains | Jennifer "Jenny" Foster | Episode: "The Long Goodbye" |
| 1987–1995 | Full House | D.J. Tanner | Main role |
| 1988 | I Saw What You Did | Julia Fielding | Television film |
| 1988 | Growing Pains | Jenny Foster | Episode: "Fool for Love" |
| 1990 | The All New Mickey Mouse Club | D.J. Tanner | Episode: "Guest Day" |
| 1990 | Camp Cucamonga | Amber Lewis | Television film |
| 1991 | Nickelodeon Gets Real Mature | Herself | Television pilot |
| 1995 | Sharon's Secret | Sharon Hartley | Television film |
| 1995 | Visitors of the Night | Katie English | Television film |
| 1996 | Cybill | Hannah | Episode: "When You're Hot, You're Hot" |
| 1996 | No One Would Tell | Stacy Collins | Television film |
| 1996 | Kidz in the Wood | Donna | Television film |
| 1996 | She Cried No | Melissa Connell | Television film |
| 1997 | NightScream | Drew Summers / Laura Fairgate | Television film |
| 1997 | Boy Meets World | Millie | Episode: "The Witches of Pennbrook" |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Rose Hathaway | Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" |
| 2007 | That's So Raven | Courtney Dearborn | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
| 2008 | Moonlight and Mistletoe | Holly | Television film |
| 2009–2012 | Make It or Break It | Summer Van Horne | Main role |
| 2011 | Truth Be Told | Annie Morgan | Television film |
| 2011 | Can't Get Arrested | Candace | Episode: "House of Pain" |
| 2011 | The Heart of Christmas | Megan Walsh | Television film |
| 2012 | Puppy Love | Megan | Television film |
| 2013 | Finding Normal | Dr. Elizabeth "Lisa" Leland | Television film |
| 2013 | Let It Snow | Stephanie Beck | Television film |
| 2014 | Christmas Under Wraps | Dr. Lauren Brunell | Television film |
| 2014 | The Neighbors | Bella Bure | Episode: "There Goes the Neighbors' Hood" |
| 2014 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant; finalist in season 18 |
| 2015–2022 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries | Aurora Teagarden | Main role; 18 films |
| 2015 | Just The Way You Are | Jennie Wreitz | Television film |
| 2015 | A Christmas Detour | Paige Summerlind | Television film |
| 2015–2016 | The View | Herself | Co-host |
| 2016 | Journey Back to Christmas | Hanna Norris | Television film |
| 2016–2020 | Fuller House | D.J. Tanner-Fuller | Main role; also director (3 episodes) |
| 2017 | Switched For Christmas | Kate/Chris | Television film |
| 2018 | A Shoe Addict's Christmas | Noelle Carpenter | Television film |
| 2019 | Christmas Town | Lauren Gabriel | Television film |
| 2020 | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Herself | Episode: "Zombies Eat Unicorns!" |
| 2020 | If I Only Had Christmas | Darcy | Television film |
| 2021 | The Christmas Contest | Lara | Television film |
| 2022 | A Christmas... Present | Maggie Larson | Television film |
| 2022 | Christmas on Candy Cane Lane | | Producer; Television film |
| 2022 | Reindeer in Here | Pinky (voice) | Television special |
| 2023 | My Christmas Hero | Nicole Ramsey | Television film |
| 2024 | Just in Time | — | Producer; television film |

### Music videos

* "Joy" (2018) by For King & Country, as News Anchor

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Actors/Actresses Ensemble in Television or Motion Picture | Little Spies (shared with cast) | Nominated |
| 1988 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Comedy Series | Growing Pains (for episode "The Long Goodbye") | Nominated |
| 1989 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress — Starring in a Television Comedy Series | Full House | Nominated |
| 1990 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Full House | Nominated |
| 1991 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Full House | Nominated |
| 1992 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Full House | Nominated |
| 1993 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Full House | Nominated |
| 1994 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Full House | Won |
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Michelle Collins, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie Perez, Raven-Symoné, and Nicolle Wallace) | The View | Nominated |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress Comedy | Fuller House | Won |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Chemistry (with Jodie Sweetin & Andrea Barber) | Fuller House | Nominated |
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Raven-Symoné) | The View | Nominated |
| 2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress Comedy | Fuller House | Won |
| 2018 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actress | Fuller House | Nominated |
| 2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Fuller House | Nominated |
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy TV Actress | Fuller House | Nominated |
| 2020 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Fuller House | Nominated |
| 2021 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Fuller House | Nominated |