8.2
TV
Acting
Candis Cayne
- Born
- (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Maui, Hawaii, USA
- Credits
- 36 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
7.6
TV
Elementary
7.6
TV
The Magicians
7.5
Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.3
TV
CSI: NY
7.2
TV
Nip/Tuck
7.5
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.7
TV
Drop Dead Diva
6.4
TV
Transparent
7.8
Movie
Disclosure
6.2
TV
Dirty Sexy Money
5.8
Movie
Stonewall
6.6
Movie
I Hate New Year's
3.6
Movie
Crazy Bitches
4.1
Movie
Meth Head
7.0
Movie
Witchy Ways
8.4
TV
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
3.5
Movie
Starrbooty
Acting credits 36
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Witchy Ways Film | Penny |
| 2023 | Her Curve Film | |
| 2022 | How Not to Be a Junkie Film | |
| 2020 | I Hate New Year's Film | Zelena / Marley |
| 2020 | Disclosure Film | Self - Actress |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television TV | Self (5 ep) |
| 2018 | Candis for President Film | |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom Film | Self |
| 2016 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Magicians TV | Fairy Queen (9 ep) |
| 2015 | I Am Cait TV | Self (15 ep) |
| 2014 | Transparent TV | Jolene (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Crazy Bitches Film | Vivianna |
| 2013 | The Little House That Could Film | Self |
| 2013 | Meth Head Film | Pinkie |
| 2012 | Elementary TV | Ms. Hudson (3 ep) |
| 2012 | Groom's Cake Film | Candis |
| 2012 | She's Living for This TV | Candis Cayne / Various Characters (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Making the Boys Film | Self |
| 2009 | Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema Film | Self |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva TV | Allison Webb (1 ep) |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race TV | Self - Choreographer, Self - Guest Judge (3 ep) |
| 2008 | Libanesa Loira Film | Libanesa |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money TV | Carmelita (11 ep) |
| 2007 | Starrbooty Film | Annaka Manners |
| 2005 | The House of Venus Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy TV | Michelle Velez (2 ep) |
| 2004 | CSI: NY TV | Quentin Conrad (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck TV | Alexis Stone (2 ep) |
| 1998 | Mob Queen Film | Glorice Kalsheim |
| 1997 | Always Something Better Film | Billee |
| 1997 | Dragtime Film | Self |
| 1995 | Stonewall Film | Diva 1 |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Film | Candis Cayne |
| 1995 | Wigstock: The Movie Film | Self |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Candis for President Film | Executive Producer |
| 1995 | Stonewall Film | Choreographer |