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