Candis Cayne
- Born
- August 29, 1971 (55 years old)
- Place of birth
- Maui, Hawaii, USA
Biography
Candis Cayne is an American actress and performance artist. Cayne performed in New York City nightclubs in drag since the 1990s, and came out as transgender in 1996; Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's prime-time drama Dirty Sexy Money. The role makes Cayne the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in primetime. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as the Fairy Queen on the fantasy series The Magicians.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2025Witchy WaysFilm · Penny
- 2023Her CurveFilm
- 2022How Not to Be a JunkieFilm
- 2020I Hate New Year'sFilm · Zelena / Marley★ 6.6
- 2020DisclosureFilm · Self - Actress★ 7.8
- 2018Candis for PresidentFilm
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomFilm · Self
- 2015The MagiciansSeries · Fairy Queen★ 7.6
- 2014TransparentSeries · Jolene★ 6.4
- 2014Crazy BitchesFilm · Vivianna★ 3.6
- 2013The Little House That CouldFilm · Self
- 2013Meth HeadFilm · Pinkie
- 2012ElementarySeries · Ms. Hudson★ 7.6
- 2012Groom's CakeFilm · Candis
- 2012She's Living for ThisSeries · Candis Cayne / Various Characters
- 2011Making the BoysFilm · Self
- 2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaFilm · Self
- 2009Drop Dead DivaSeries · Allison Webb★ 7.7
- 2008Libanesa LoiraFilm · Libanesa
- 2007Dirty Sexy MoneySeries · Carmelita★ 6.2
- 2007StarrbootyFilm · Annaka Manners
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeries · Michelle Velez★ 8.2
- 2004CSI: NYSeries · Quentin Conrad★ 7.3
- 2003Nip/TuckSeries · Alexis Stone★ 7.2
- 1998Mob QueenFilm · Glorice Kalsheim
- 1997Always Something BetterFilm · Billee
- 1997DragtimeFilm · Self
- 1995StonewallFilm · Diva 1★ 5.8
- 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarFilm · Candis Cayne★ 7.5
- 1995Wigstock: The MovieFilm · Self
