Candis Cayne
Acting
Born: August 29, 1971 (age 55) · Maui, Hawaii, USA
Highest Rated
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Elementary
2012
The Magicians
2015
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
CSI: NY
2004
Nip/Tuck
2003
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Transparent
2014
Disclosure
2020
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Stonewall
1995
I Hate New Year's
2020
Photos (3)
Movies (14)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Candis Cayne
Stonewall
Diva 1
Witchy Ways
Penny
Crazy Bitches
Vivianna
Mob Queen
Glorice Kalsheim
Starrbooty
Annaka Manners
Her Curve
2023
Always Something Better
Billee
Meth Head
Pinkie
Groom's Cake
Candis
I Hate New Year's
Zelena / Marley
Libanesa Loira
Libanesa
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
Candis for President
2018
TV Shows (9)
Grey's Anatomy
Michelle Velez · 2 eps
Elementary
Ms. Hudson · 3 eps
CSI: NY
Quentin Conrad · 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
Alexis Stone · 2 eps
The Magicians
Fairy Queen · 9 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Allison Webb · 1 eps
Transparent
Jolene · 1 eps
Dirty Sexy Money
Carmelita · 11 eps
She's Living for This
Candis Cayne / Various Characters · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Choreographer · 3 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · 2 eps
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
I Am Cait
Self · 15 eps
The House of Venus Show
Self · 2 eps
Disclosure
Self - Actress
Dragtime
Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Self
Making the Boys
Self
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
The Little House That Could
Self