Candis Cayne
Acting·August 29, 1971 — 54 years old·Maui, Hawaii, USA
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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2025Witchy WaysPenny2023Her Curve2022How Not to Be a Junkie2020I Hate New Year'sZelena / Marley2020DisclosureSelf - Actress2020Visible: Out on TelevisionTVSelf2018Candis for PresidentExecutive Producer2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenryTVSelf - Guest2015The MagiciansTVFairy Queen2015I Am CaitTVSelf2014TransparentTVJolene2014Crazy BitchesVivianna2013The Little House That CouldSelf2013Meth HeadPinkie2012ElementaryTVMs. Hudson2012Groom's CakeCandis2012She's Living for ThisTVCandis Cayne / Various Characters2011Making the BoysSelf2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaSelf2009Drop Dead DivaTVAllison Webb2009RuPaul's Drag RaceTVSelf - Choreographer · Self - Guest Judge2008Libanesa LoiraLibanesa2007Keeping Up with the KardashiansTVSelf2007Dirty Sexy MoneyTVCarmelita2007StarrbootyAnnaka Manners2005The House of Venus ShowTVSelf2005Grey's AnatomyTVMichelle Velez2004CSI: NYTVQuentin Conrad2003Nip/TuckTVAlexis Stone1998Mob QueenGlorice Kalsheim1997Always Something BetterBillee1997DragtimeSelf1995StonewallDiva 1 · Choreographer1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarCandis Cayne1995Wigstock: The MovieSelf