Candis Cayne
Acting
Born 1971-08-29 · 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.
Known for
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Movie
Disclosure
2020 · Movie
Witchy Ways
2025 · Movie
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 · Movie
Stonewall
1995 · Movie
I Hate New Year's
2020 · Movie
Meth Head
2013 · Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
1995 · Movie
Making the Boys
2011 · Movie
Crazy Bitches
2014 · Movie
Mob Queen
1998 · Movie
Always Something Better
1997 · Movie
Starrbooty
2007 · Movie
The Little House That Could
2013 · Movie
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022 · Movie
Candis for President
2018 · Movie
Her Curve
2023 · Movie
Groom's Cake
2012 · Movie
Dragtime
1997 · Movie
Libanesa Loira
2008 · Movie