Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 29, 1971
Place of Birth:
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Social Media
Candis Cayne
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Her Curve | |
| 2022 | How Not to Be a Junkie | |
| 2020 | I Hate New Year's | Zelena / Marley |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Self - Actress |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom | Self |
| 2018 | Candis for President | |
| 2014 | Crazy Bitches | Vivianna |
| 2013 | Meth Head | Pinkie |
| 2013 | The Little House That Could | Self |
| 2012 | Groom's Cake | Candis |
| 2011 | Making the Boys | Self |
| 2008 | Libanesa Loira | Libanesa |
| 2007 | Starrbooty | Annaka Manners |
| 1998 | Mob Queen | Glorice Kalsheim |
| 1997 | Dragtime | Self |
| 1997 | Always Something Better | Billee |
| 1995 | Stonewall | Diva 1 |
| 1995 | Wigstock: The Movie | Self |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Candis Cayne |
| Witchy Ways | Penny |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self |
| 2016 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Magicians | Fairy Queen |
| 2015 | I Am Cait | Self |
| 2014 | Transparent | Jolene |
| 2012 | Elementary | Ms. Hudson |
| 2012 | She's Living for This | Candis Cayne / Various Characters |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Allison Webb |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Choreographer |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Carmelita |
| 2005 | The House of Venus Show | Self |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Michelle Velez |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Quentin Conrad |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Alexis Stone |