Candis Cayne
Acting
Born: 1971-08-29 · Maui, Hawaii, USA
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 Ma
🎬 Movies (20)
Witchy Ways
2025
Penny
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's
2020
Zelena / Marley
Disclosure
2020
Self - Actress
Candis for President
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
Self
Crazy Bitches
2014
Vivianna
The Little House That Could
2013
Self
Meth Head
2013
Pinkie
Groom's Cake
2012
Candis
Making the Boys
2011
Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
Self
Libanesa Loira
2008
Libanesa
Starrbooty
2007
Annaka Manners
Mob Queen
1998
Glorice Kalsheim
Always Something Better
1997
Billee
Dragtime
1997
Self
Stonewall
1995
Diva 1
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Candis Cayne
📺 TV Shows (16)
Visible: Out on Television
2020
Self
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
Self - Guest
The Magicians
2015
Fairy Queen
I Am Cait
2015
Self
Transparent
2014
Jolene
Elementary
2012
Ms. Hudson
She's Living for This
2012
Candis Cayne / Various Characters
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Allison Webb
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Choreographer
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
Self
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Carmelita
The House of Venus Show
2005
Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Michelle Velez
CSI: NY
2004
Quentin Conrad
Nip/Tuck
2003
Alexis Stone