Candis Cayne
Acting
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.
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Movies (21)
Witchy Ways2025Penny
Her Curve2023
How Not to Be a Junkie2022
I Hate New Year's2020Zelena / Marley
Disclosure2020Self - Actress
Candis for President2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018Self
Crazy Bitches2014Vivianna
The Little House That Could2013Self
Meth Head2013Pinkie
Groom's Cake2012Candis
Making the Boys2011Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009Self
Libanesa Loira2008Libanesa
Starrbooty2007Annaka Manners
Mob Queen1998Glorice Kalsheim
Always Something Better1997Billee
Dragtime1997Self
Stonewall1995Diva 1
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995Candis Cayne
Wigstock: The Movie1995Self
Shows (15)
Visible: Out on Television2020Self
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry2016Self - Guest
The Magicians2015Fairy Queen
I Am Cait2015Self
Transparent2014Jolene
Elementary2012Ms. Hudson
She's Living for This2012Candis Cayne / Various Characters
Drop Dead Diva2009Allison Webb
RuPaul's Drag Race2009Self - Choreographer
Keeping Up with the Kardashians2007Self
Dirty Sexy Money2007Carmelita
The House of Venus Show2005Self
Grey's Anatomy2005Michelle Velez
CSI: NY2004Quentin Conrad
Nip/Tuck2003Alexis Stone