Candis Cayne
Acting • Born 1971-08-29
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.
Filmography
36 credits
Her Curve
Movie • 2023
Meth Head
Movie • 2013
Pinkie
Stonewall
Movie • 1995
Diva 1
How Not to Be a Junkie
Movie • 2022
Libanesa Loira
Movie • 2008
Libanesa
Witchy Ways
Movie • 2025
Penny
Crazy Bitches
Movie • 2014
Vivianna
Groom's Cake
Movie • 2012
Candis
Dragtime
Movie • 1997
Self
Wigstock: The Movie
Movie • 1995
Self
Making the Boys
Movie • 2011
Self
Mob Queen
Movie • 1998
Glorice Kalsheim
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Movie • 2018
Self
Starrbooty
Movie • 2007
Annaka Manners
The Little House That Could
Movie • 2013
Self
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Movie • 1995
Candis Cayne
I Hate New Year's
Movie • 2020
Zelena / Marley
Disclosure
Movie • 2020
Self - Actress
Candis for President
Movie • 2018
Always Something Better
Movie • 1997
Billee
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Quentin Conrad
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2009
Allison Webb
Elementary
TV • 2012
Ms. Hudson
The House of Venus Show
TV • 2005
Self
She's Living for This
TV • 2012
Candis Cayne / Various Characters
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Choreographer
The Magicians
TV • 2015
Fairy Queen
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
TV • 2016
Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Michelle Velez
I Am Cait
TV • 2015
Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV • 2007
Self
Visible: Out on Television
TV • 2020
Self
Dirty Sexy Money
TV • 2007
Carmelita
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Alexis Stone
Transparent
TV • 2014
Jolene