Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Cameron Bure (born Candace Helaine Cameron; 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.

Cameron was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California on April 6, 1976, to Robert and Barbara Cameron.

Candace is the younger sister of Kirk Cameron.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On March 4, 2014, Bure was announced to 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.

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.

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 that July 2015.

Bure was a co-host of The View in season 19 and 20.

She also played in the 2015 "Christmas Detour".

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.

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.

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.