Candis Cayne

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Candis Cayne

Acting 55 August 29, 1971

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…

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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.2 2005 TV Show
Elementary

Elementary

7.6 2012 TV Show
The Magicians

The Magicians

7.6 2015 TV Show
CSI: NY

CSI: NY

7.3 2004 TV Show
Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

7.3 2007 TV Show
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

7.2 2003 TV Show
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

7.5 2009 TV Show
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.5 1995 Movie
Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

7.7 2009 TV Show
Transparent

Transparent

6.4 2014 TV Show
Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money

6.2 2007 TV Show
Disclosure

Disclosure

7.8 2020 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Witchy Ways

    Movie Penny

  2. 2023
    Her Curve

    Movie

  3. 2022
    How Not to Be a Junkie

    Movie

  4. 2020
    I Hate New Year's

    Movie Zelena / Marley

  5. 2020
    Disclosure

    Movie Self - Actress

  6. 2020
    Visible: Out on Television

    TV show Self

  7. 2018
    Candis for President

    Movie

  8. 2018
    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    Movie Self

  9. 2016
    Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

    TV show Self - Guest

  10. 2015
    The Magicians

    TV show Fairy Queen

  11. 2015
    I Am Cait

    TV show Self

  12. 2014
    Transparent

    TV show Jolene

  13. 2014
    Crazy Bitches

    Movie Vivianna

  14. 2013
    The Little House That Could

    Movie Self

  15. 2013
    Meth Head

    Movie Pinkie

  16. 2012
    Elementary

    TV show Ms. Hudson

More credits
  1. 2012
    Groom's Cake

    Movie Candis

  2. 2012
    She's Living for This

    TV show Candis Cayne / Various Characters

  3. 2011
    Making the Boys

    Movie Self

  4. 2009
    Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema

    Movie Self

  5. 2009
    Drop Dead Diva

    TV show Allison Webb

  6. 2009
    RuPaul's Drag Race

    TV show Self - Choreographer

  7. 2008
    Libanesa Loira

    Movie Libanesa

  8. 2007
    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    TV show Self

  9. 2007
    Dirty Sexy Money

    TV show Carmelita

  10. 2007
    Starrbooty

    Movie Annaka Manners

  11. 2005
    The House of Venus Show

    TV show Self

  12. 2005
    Grey's Anatomy

    TV show Michelle Velez

  13. 2004
    CSI: NY

    TV show Quentin Conrad

  14. 2003
    Nip/Tuck

    TV show Alexis Stone

  15. 1998
    Mob Queen

    Movie Glorice Kalsheim

  16. 1997
    Always Something Better

    Movie Billee

  17. 1997
    Dragtime

    Movie Self

  18. 1995
    Stonewall

    Movie Diva 1

  19. 1995
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    Movie Candis Cayne

  20. 1995
    Wigstock: The Movie

    Movie Self