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Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Born: 1971-08-29 • 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
Witchy Ways poster
Witchy Ways
2025 • Penny
Her Curve poster
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie poster
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's poster
I Hate New Year's
2020 • Zelena / Marley
Disclosure poster
Disclosure
2020 • Self - Actress
Candis for President poster
Candis for President
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom poster
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 • Self
Crazy Bitches poster
Crazy Bitches
2014 • Vivianna
The Little House That Could poster
The Little House That Could
2013 • Self
Meth Head poster
Meth Head
2013 • Pinkie
Groom's Cake poster
Groom's Cake
2012 • Candis
Making the Boys poster
Making the Boys
2011 • Self
Libanesa Loira poster
Libanesa Loira
2008 • Libanesa
Starrbooty poster
Starrbooty
2007 • Annaka Manners
Mob Queen poster
Mob Queen
1998 • Glorice Kalsheim
Always Something Better poster
Always Something Better
1997 • Billee
Dragtime poster
Dragtime
1997 • Self
Stonewall poster
Stonewall
1995 • Diva 1
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar poster
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 • Candis Cayne
Wigstock: The Movie poster
Wigstock: The Movie
1995 • Self