Bure, Candace Cameron 1976– (Candace Cameron)

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BURE, Candace Cameron 1976
(Candace Cameron)

PERSONAL

Original name, Candace Helaine Cameron; born April 6, 1976, in Panorama City, CA; daughter of Robert (a gym teacher) and Barbara (a talent agency owner and personal manager) Cameron; sister of Kirk Cameron (an actor); married Valeri Bure (a professional hockey player), June 23, 1996; children: Natalya Helaine ("Natasha"), Lev, Maxsim.

Addresses: Agent Osbrink Talent Agency, 4343 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 100, Universal City, CA 91602.

Career: Actress and producer. Appeared in advertisements, including television commercials for Cabbage Patch Babies, 1986, and Mutual of Omaha insurance; appeared in public service announcements for NBC.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination (with others), outstanding young actors/actresses ensemble in television or motion picture, 1988, for Little Spies; Young Artist Award nomination, young actress guest starring in a television comedy series, 1988, for Growing Pains; Young Artist Award nominations, best young actress starring in a television series, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, all for Full House.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Candace Cameron) D. J. (Donna Jo) Margaret Tanner, Full House, ABC, 19871995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Candace Cameron) Little Spies, ABC, 1986.

(As Candace Cameron) Samantha Oneger, Bigfoot, 1987.

(As Candace Cameron) Julia Fielding, I Saw What You Did (also known as I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! ), CBS, 1988.

(As Candace Cameron) Amber Lewis, Camp Cucamonga (also known as How I Spent My Summer and Lights Out ), NBC, 1990.

(Uncredited) First viewer, To Grandmother's House We Go, 1992.

(As Candace Cameron) Sharon, Sharon's Secret (also known as Into the Fire ), USA Network, 1995.

(As Candace Cameron) Katie English, Visitors of the Night, 1995.

(As Candace Cameron) Stacy Collins, No One Would Tell, 1996.

(As Candace Cameron) Donna, Kidz in the Wood, 1996.

Melissa Connell, She Cried No (also known as Freshman Fall ), NBC, 1996.

Drew Summers/Laura Fairgate, NightScream (also known as Night Scream ), NBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herself, I Love the '80s (documentary), VH1, 2002.

Herself, I Love the '80s Strikes Back (documentary), VH1, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Superstars and Their Moms, ABC, 1988.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1988, 1989.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1989.

Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990.

Say No! to Drugs, ABC, 1990.

The Kids Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1990.

Children's Miracle Network Telethon, syndicated, 1991.

The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1992.

Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World, 1992.

The 7th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994.

Behind the Walls of "Full House", 2000.

Herself, Celebrity Profile: MaryKate & Ashley Olsen, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Child Stars: Then and Now, NBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Host, Real Mature, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Candace Cameron) Megan White, "Legionnaires: Part 1," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.

(As Candace Cameron) Megan White, "Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day," St. Elsewhere, 1983.

(As Candace Cameron) Child, "Tis the Season to be Jealous," Alice, 1983.

(As Candace Cameron) Megan White, "After Dark," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

(As Candace Cameron) Megan White, "My Aim Is True," St. Elsewhere, 1984.

Tina, "The Confession," T. J. Hooker, 1984.

(As Candace Cameron) Julie Whitney/Jennifer Bates, "Milk Does a Body Good," Punky Brewster, NBC and syndicated, 1985.

(As Candace Cameron) Jenny Foster, "The Long Goodbye," Growing Pains, ABC, 1987.

(As Candace Cameron) Young Mona, "Mona Spins Off," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1987.

(As Candace Cameron) Jenny Foster, "Fool for Love," Growing Pains, ABC, 1988.

Herself, America's Funniest Home Videos, 1992, 1994.

(As Candace Cameron) Candace, the science gal, "Chemical Reactions," Bill Nye, the Science Guy, 1994.

(As Candace Cameron) Hannah, "When You're Hot, You're Hot," Cybill, CBS, 1996.

Witch Millie, "The Witches of Pennbrook," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997.

Rose Hathaway, "Moonshine over Harlem," Twiceina Lifetime, PAX and CTV, 2001.

Also appeared as herself, "Funhouse," Fun House.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, NightScream (also known as Night Scream ), NBC, 1997.

Film Appearances:

(As Candace Cameron) Cindy Nelson, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987.

(As Candace Cameron) Carrie, Punchline, Columbia, 1988.

(As Candace Cameron) Mary (Juliet), Monster Mash: The Movie (also known as Frankenstein Sings ), Prism Pictures, 1995.

Chief Karls, The Krew, 2001.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The Krew, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Guide, April 12, 1997, pp. 4042.

Electronic:

Candace Cameron Bure Official Site, http://www.candacecameronbure.net/, April 23, 2004.

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