Acting
Candis Cayne
Born 29 August 1971 in Maui, Hawaii, USA
34 credits
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
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- 2025Witchy WaysFilmPenny
- 2023Her CurveFilm
- 2022How Not to Be a JunkieFilm
- 2020DisclosureFilmSelf - Actress
- 2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSeriesSelf
- 2020I Hate New Year'sFilmZelena / Marley
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomFilmSelf
- 2018Candis for PresidentFilm
- 2015The MagiciansSeriesFairy Queen
- 2014TransparentSeriesJolene
- 2014Crazy BitchesFilmVivianna
- 2013Meth HeadFilmPinkie
- 2013The Little House That CouldFilmSelf
- 2012ElementarySeriesMs. Hudson
- 2012Groom's CakeFilmCandis
- 2012She's Living for ThisSeriesCandis Cayne / Various Characters
- 2011Making the BoysFilmSelf
- 2009Drop Dead DivaSeriesAllison Webb
- 2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaFilmSelf
- 2008Libanesa LoiraFilmLibanesa
- 2007Dirty Sexy MoneySeriesCarmelita
- 2007StarrbootyFilmAnnaka Manners
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesMichelle Velez
- 2005The House of Venus ShowSeriesSelf
- 2004CSI: NYSeriesQuentin Conrad
- 2003Nip/TuckSeriesAlexis Stone
- 1998Mob QueenFilmGlorice Kalsheim
- 1997Always Something BetterFilmBillee
- 1997DragtimeFilmSelf
- 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarFilmCandis Cayne
- 1995StonewallFilmDiva 1
- 1995Wigstock: The MovieFilmSelf
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Filmography from TMDB.