Candis Cayne
Born
August 29, 1971 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's
Zelena / Marley
2020
Disclosure
Self - Actress
2020
Visible: Out on Television
Self · (5 episodes)
2020
Candis for President
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2016
The Magicians
Fairy Queen · (9 episodes)
2015
I Am Cait
Self · (15 episodes)
2015
Transparent
Jolene · (1 episode)
2014
Crazy Bitches
Vivianna
2014
The Little House That Could
Self
2013
Meth Head
Pinkie
2013
Elementary
Ms. Hudson · (3 episodes)
2012
Groom's Cake
Candis
2012
She's Living for This
Candis Cayne / Various Characters · (1 episode)
2012
Making the Boys
Self
2011
Drop Dead Diva
Allison Webb · (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Choreographer · (3 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2009
Libanesa Loira
Libanesa
2008
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Dirty Sexy Money
Carmelita · (11 episodes)
2007
Starrbooty
Annaka Manners
2007
The House of Venus Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Michelle Velez · (2 episodes)
2005
CSI: NY
Quentin Conrad · (1 episode)
2004
Mob Queen
Glorice Kalsheim
1998
Always Something Better
Billee
1997
Dragtime
Self
1997
Stonewall
Diva 1
1995
Witchy Ways
Penny
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Candis Cayne
1995
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
1995