Candis Cayne

Known for: Acting

Born: 1971-08-29 (age 54)

From: 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.

Filmography (36)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Witchy Ways
2025
as Penny
MOVIE
Her Curve
2023
MOVIE
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
MOVIE★ 6.7
I Hate New Year's
2020
as Zelena / Marley
MOVIE★ 7.8
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
TV★ 6.3
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Candis for President
2018
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self
TV★ 8.4
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.6
The Magicians
2015
as Fairy Queen
TV★ 5.1
I Am Cait
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Transparent
2014
as Jolene
MOVIE★ 3.6
Crazy Bitches
2014
as Vivianna
MOVIE
The Little House That Could
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.3
Meth Head
2013
as Pinkie
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Ms. Hudson
MOVIE
Groom's Cake
2012
as Candis
TV
She's Living for This
2012
as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
MOVIE★ 4.7
Making the Boys
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Allison Webb
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Choreographer
MOVIE
Libanesa Loira
2008
as Libanesa
TV★ 7.4
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
TV★ 6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Carmelita
MOVIE★ 3.5
Starrbooty
2007
as Annaka Manners
TV★ 3.3
The House of Venus Show
2005
as Self
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Michelle Velez
TV★ 7.3
CSI: NY
2004
as Quentin Conrad
TV★ 7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Alexis Stone
MOVIE★ 3.2
Mob Queen
1998
as Glorice Kalsheim
MOVIE★ 4.3
Always Something Better
1997
as Billee
MOVIE
Dragtime
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Stonewall
1995
as Diva 1
MOVIE★ 7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Candis Cayne
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wigstock: The Movie
1995
as Self