
Candis Cayne
Acting
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.
TV Shows(15)

Visible: Out on Television
Self
2020

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest
2016

The Magicians
Fairy Queen
2015

I Am Cait
Self
2015

Transparent
Jolene
2014

Elementary
Ms. Hudson
2012

She's Living for This
Candis Cayne / Various Characters
2012

Drop Dead Diva
Allison Webb
2009

RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Choreographer
2009

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007

Dirty Sexy Money
Carmelita
2007

The House of Venus Show
Self
2005

Grey's Anatomy
Michelle Velez
2005

CSI: NY
Quentin Conrad
2004

Nip/Tuck
Alexis Stone
2003
Movies(20)

Witchy Ways
Penny
2025

Her Curve
2023

How Not to Be a Junkie
2022

I Hate New Year's
Zelena / Marley
2020

Disclosure
Self - Actress
2020

Candis for President
2018

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018

Crazy Bitches
Vivianna
2014

The Little House That Could
Self
2013

Meth Head
Pinkie
2013

Groom's Cake
Candis
2012

Making the Boys
Self
2011

Libanesa Loira
Libanesa
2008

Starrbooty
Annaka Manners
2007

Mob Queen
Glorice Kalsheim
1998

Always Something Better
Billee
1997

Dragtime
Self
1997

Stonewall
Diva 1
1995

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Candis Cayne
1995

Wigstock: The Movie
Self
1995