Candis Cayne
Known for: Acting
Born: August 29, 1971
Place of birth: Maui, Hawaii, USA
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
21 movies · 15 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Witchy Ways
2025
NR
Her Curve
2023
NR
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
6.6
I Hate New Year's
2020
7.8
Disclosure
2020
6.7
Visible: Out on Television
2020
NR
Candis for President
2018
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
8.4
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
7.6
The Magicians
2015
5.1
I Am Cait
2015
6.4
Transparent
2014
3.6
Crazy Bitches
2014
NR
The Little House That Could
2013
4.1
Meth Head
2013
7.6
Elementary
2012
NR
Groom's Cake
2012
NR
She's Living for This
2012
4.7
Making the Boys
2011
4.5
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
7.7
Drop Dead Diva
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
NR
Libanesa Loira
2008
7.3
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
3.5
Starrbooty
2007
3.3
The House of Venus Show
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.3
CSI: NY
2004
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
3.2
Mob Queen
1998
4.3
Always Something Better
1997
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Dragtime
1997
5.8
Stonewall
1995
7.5
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
5.8
Wigstock: The Movie
1995