Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Known for

Acting

Born

August 29, 1971 (age 55)

Birthplace

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.

Best known work

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Elementary
Elementary
2012
The Magicians
The Magicians
2015
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
2004
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Transparent
Transparent
2014

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Witchy Ways

    as Penny

  2. 2023

    Her Curve

  3. 2022

    How Not to Be a Junkie

  4. 2020

    I Hate New Year's

    as Zelena / Marley

  5. 2020

    Disclosure

    as Self - Actress

  6. 2020

    Visible: Out on TelevisionTV

    as Self (5 episodes)

  7. 2018

    Candis for President

    Executive Producer

  8. 2018

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    as Self

  9. 2016

    Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenryTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  10. 2015

    The MagiciansTV

    as Fairy Queen (9 episodes)

  11. 2015

    I Am CaitTV

    as Self (15 episodes)

  12. 2014

    TransparentTV

    as Jolene (1 episode)

  13. 2014

    Crazy Bitches

    as Vivianna

  14. 2013

    The Little House That Could

    as Self

  15. 2013

    Meth Head

    as Pinkie

  16. 2012

    ElementaryTV

    as Ms. Hudson (3 episodes)

  17. 2012

    Groom's Cake

    as Candis

  18. 2012

    She's Living for ThisTV

    as Candis Cayne / Various Characters (1 episode)

  19. 2011

    Making the Boys

    as Self

  20. 2009

    Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema

    as Self

  21. 2009

    Drop Dead DivaTV

    as Allison Webb (1 episode)

  22. 2009

    RuPaul's Drag RaceTV

    as Self - Choreographer (3 episodes), as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)

  23. 2008

    Libanesa Loira

    as Libanesa

  24. 2007

    Keeping Up with the KardashiansTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  25. 2007

    Dirty Sexy MoneyTV

    as Carmelita (11 episodes)

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