Candis Cayne
Actor
- Born
- August 29, 1971 (age 55) · 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
September 8, 1995
Disclosure
June 19, 2020
Stonewall
December 26, 1995
I Hate New Year's
December 4, 2020
Crazy Bitches
June 26, 2014
Meth Head
March 7, 2013
Wigstock: The Movie
June 9, 1995
Making the Boys
March 11, 2011
Witchy Ways
October 1, 2025
Starrbooty
June 2, 2007
Mob Queen
January 27, 1998
Always Something Better
October 23, 1997
Acting21
- 2025Witchy Ways as Penny
- 2023Her Curve
- 2022How Not to Be a Junkie
- 2020I Hate New Year's as Zelena / Marley
- 2020Disclosure as Self - Actress
- 2018Candis for President
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
- 2014Crazy Bitches as Vivianna
- 2013The Little House That Could as Self
- 2013Meth Head as Pinkie
- 2012