Candace Cameron
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Candace Cameron in the late 90s |
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Candace Cameron in the late 80s |
Candace Helaine Cameron-Bure (born
April 6,
1976 in
Panorama City,
California) is an
American actress best known for playing
Donna Jo (D.J.) Tanner on the television show
Full House. She is the sister of actor and Christian
Evangelist Kirk Cameron, and is married to
Russian
ice hockey player
Valeri Bure. She and Bure have three children: Natasha (Наташа), born 1998; Lev (Лев), born 2000; and Maksim (Максим), born 2002.
Candace Cameron started in the entertainment business by participating in a number of
television commercials. Soon after, she got guest starring roles on shows like
St. Elsewhere,
Growing Pains, and
Who's the Boss. When Candace was in the show
Full House, it gave her the opportunity to work with many people that she now knows and loves. She and the three girls who played her sisters (
Jodie Sweetin and
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) are great friends.
In
1986, at 10 years of age, Candace got the call to audition for the role of
D.J. Tanner on
Full House. Candace impressed the studio executives and producers so much that they delayed taping the pilot to allow Candace to complete work on her other obligations. The show instantly became one of the most successful
sitcoms of all time. Its eight-year run ranks it amongst the top series of all time.
Cameron also drew critical acclaim for her work in other roles. Her portrayal of an abused teenager in
No One Would Tell gave her some publicity. She followed it with starring roles in
She Cried No, and
Night Scream for
NBC. She also guest starred on such network hits as
Cybill and
Boy Meets World.
Cameron also guest starred in one episode of
Bill Nye The Science Guy as Candace The Science Gal.
Cameron was cast in
John Hughes Some Kind of Wonderful as
Eric Stoltz's pestering sister. Her feature film credits also include
Punchline with
Tom Hanks and
Sally Field among others.
In the early 1990s, she dated actor
Dustin Diamond, who played the charactor Screech on
Saved By The Bell. On
June 22,
1996, Cameron married
NHL hockey star
Valeri Bure. They were introduced by Cameron's former co-star in
Full House,
Dave Coulier. They have three children together. Since then, Cameron has been on a self-imposed hiatus to raise their children. They spend the majority of their time in South Florida, where Valeri played for the
Florida Panthers.
However, she is currently executive producing and starring in
The Krew, a half-hour awareness video aimed at helping children avoid and deal with dangerous situations in every day life. In 2006, as a reflection of her evangelical faith, she began endorsing Learning By Grace, Inc. managed online, Christian, homeschooling academies -
The MorningStar Academy,
The Grace Academy, and
The Jubilee Academy.
Since becoming a born-again Christian herself, she has stated that she will not accept further roles in film or television that would make her go against her Christian principles, and will not do scenes involving any kind of
nudity. Cameron-Bure makes various guest appearances at Christian gatherings and in 2006 she visited
Valley Forge Christian College in
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
The Krew (2001)
No One Would Tell (1996)
Monster Mash: The Movie (1995)
Camp Cucamonga (1990)
Punchline (1988)
Full House (1987-1995) (TV series)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
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Candace Cameron Bure Official Site
