Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday29 August 1971 (55 years old)
Place of birthMaui, Hawaii, USA
Known credits36

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.

Witchy Ways
Witchy Ways
2025 · Penny
Her Curve
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's
I Hate New Year's
2020 · Zelena / Marley
Disclosure
Disclosure
2020 · Self - Actress
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · Self
Candis for President
Candis for President
2018
Candis for President
Candis for President
2018 · Executive Producer
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 · Self
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016 · Self - Guest
The Magicians
The Magicians
2015 · Fairy Queen
I Am Cait
I Am Cait
2015 · Self
Transparent
Transparent
2014 · Jolene
Crazy Bitches
Crazy Bitches
2014 · Vivianna
The Little House That Could
The Little House That Could
2013 · Self
Meth Head
Meth Head
2013 · Pinkie
Elementary
Elementary
2012 · Ms. Hudson
Groom's Cake
Groom's Cake
2012 · Candis
She's Living for This
She's Living for This
2012 · Candis Cayne / Various Characters
Making the Boys
Making the Boys
2011 · Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009 · Self
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Allison Webb
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Choreographer
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Libanesa Loira
Libanesa Loira
2008 · Libanesa
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007 · Self
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money
2007 · Carmelita
Starrbooty
Starrbooty
2007 · Annaka Manners
The House of Venus Show
The House of Venus Show
2005 · Self
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Michelle Velez
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
2004 · Quentin Conrad
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Alexis Stone
Mob Queen
Mob Queen
1998 · Glorice Kalsheim
Always Something Better
Always Something Better
1997 · Billee
Dragtime
Dragtime
1997 · Self
Stonewall
Stonewall
1995 · Diva 1
Stonewall
Stonewall
1995 · Choreographer
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Candis Cayne
Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
1995 · Self
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