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Candis Cayne

Acting · Born 1971-08-29 · Maui, Hawaii, USA

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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Filmography

2025Witchy WaysPenny
2023Her Curve
2022How Not to Be a Junkie
2020I Hate New Year'sZelena / Marley
2020DisclosureSelf - Actress
2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf
2018Candis for President
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenrySelf - Guest
2015The MagiciansFairy Queen
2015I Am CaitSelf
2014TransparentJolene
2014Crazy BitchesVivianna
2013The Little House That CouldSelf
2013Meth HeadPinkie
2012ElementaryMs. Hudson
2012Groom's CakeCandis
2012She's Living for ThisCandis Cayne / Various Characters
2011Making the BoysSelf
2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaSelf
2009Drop Dead DivaAllison Webb
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Choreographer
2008Libanesa LoiraLibanesa
2007Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf
2007Dirty Sexy MoneyCarmelita
2007StarrbootyAnnaka Manners
2005The House of Venus ShowSelf
2005Grey's AnatomyMichelle Velez
2004CSI: NYQuentin Conrad
2003Nip/TuckAlexis Stone
1998Mob QueenGlorice Kalsheim
1997Always Something BetterBillee
1997DragtimeSelf
1995StonewallDiva 1
1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarCandis Cayne
1995Wigstock: The MovieSelf

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