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Candace Cameron Bure's daughter, Natasha, says it's 'frustrating' that people assume she gets acting work only because of her mom

Natasha Bure, Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure, right, and Natasha Bure in 2019.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
  • Natasha Bure said it's "frustrating" that people believed she got roles because of her mom.

  • "I'm out here like everyone else just grinding," she said.

  • Bure said she wanted a "raw and gritty" part one day.

Candace Cameron Bure's daughter, Natasha Bure, told "Today" in a recent interview that it's "frustrating" people assumed that children of celebrities who act didn't have to earn their roles.

Candace Cameron Bure is one of the queens of Christmas on the Hallmark Channel — she filmed her first Christmas movie in 2008 and has appeared in at least one "Countdown to Christmas" movie for the network every year since 2013, Us Weekly reported. She's also the star of the network's "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" series.

Natasha Bure had a prominent role in "Switched for Christmas," in which she played her mother's daughter. In "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries," she played a younger version of her mom's character, Aurora. The younger Bure's first acting credit on IMDB is for her mom's series "Make It or Break It," which ran on ABC Family from 2009 to 2012.

But she told "Today" that she didn't get her jobs because of her mom's name.

"A lot of people will kind of assume that if I get any job or work at all that it's from her," she said. "Or it's given to me or it's handed to me, and it's honestly quite literally the opposite."

Natasha Bure.
Natasha Bure in 2021.Kimberly White/Getty Images

"I work hard for everything that I do, and I'm out here like everyone else just grinding and trying to follow my dreams and make them come true," Bure, who has appeared in Hallmark movies like 2020's "Home Sweet Home" without her mother, said.

"So I think that's one misconception that's a little bit frustrating to see," she said, adding that auditioning was a "struggle."

Though Bure doesn't rely on her mom to get her work, she does value her advice, she said.

"One of the biggest pieces of advice she's given me, and she gave it to me a while ago, it's to say yes to things that scare you and to really go after things that are out of your comfort zone," she said. "Because those are the types of experiences that are really going to push you in your life."

And Bure doesn't necessarily want to follow her mom's career trajectory. She said she'd like to take on a "raw and gritty" dramatic role one day.

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