Candis Cayne
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 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.
Known For
| 2025 | Witchy WaysPenny | |
| 2023 | Her Curve | |
| 2022 | How Not to Be a Junkie | |
| 2020 | I Hate New Year'sZelena / Marley | |
| 2020 | DisclosureSelf - Actress | |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf | |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf | |
| 2018 | Candis for President | |
| 2016 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenrySelf - Guest | |
| 2015 | The MagiciansFairy Queen | |
| 2015 | I Am CaitSelf | |
| 2014 | Crazy BitchesVivianna | |
| 2014 | TransparentJolene | |
| 2013 | Meth HeadPinkie | |
| 2013 | The Little House That CouldSelf | |
| 2012 | Groom's CakeCandis | |
| 2012 | ElementaryMs. Hudson | |
| 2012 | She's Living for ThisCandis Cayne / Various Characters | |
| 2011 | Making the BoysSelf | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead DivaAllison Webb | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Choreographer | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2008 | Libanesa LoiraLibanesa | |
| 2007 | StarrbootyAnnaka Manners | |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf | |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy MoneyCarmelita | |
| 2005 | The House of Venus ShowSelf | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyMichelle Velez | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYQuentin Conrad | |
| 2003 | Nip/TuckAlexis Stone | |
| 1998 | Mob QueenGlorice Kalsheim | |
| 1997 | DragtimeSelf | |
| 1997 | Always Something BetterBillee | |
| 1995 | StonewallDiva 1 | |
| 1995 | Wigstock: The MovieSelf | |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarCandis Cayne |
| 2018 | Candis for PresidentExecutive Producer |
| 1995 | StonewallChoreographer |