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Candis Cayne
Actor

Candis Cayne

29 Aug 1971Born
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Maui, Hawaii, USABirthplace

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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2025Witchy WaysFilm: Penny
  2. 2023Her CurveFilm
  3. 2022How Not to Be a JunkieFilm
  4. 2020I Hate New Year'sFilm: Zelena / Marley
  5. 2018Candis for PresidentFilm
  6. 2015The MagiciansSeries: Fairy Queen (9 episodes)
  7. 2014TransparentSeries: Jolene (1 episode)
  8. 2014Crazy BitchesFilm: Vivianna
  9. 2013Meth HeadFilm: Pinkie
  10. 2012ElementarySeries: Ms. Hudson (3 episodes)
  11. 2012Groom's CakeFilm: Candis
  12. 2012She's Living for ThisSeries: Candis Cayne / Various Characters (1 episode)
  13. 2009Drop Dead DivaSeries: Allison Webb (1 episode)
  14. 2008Libanesa LoiraFilm: Libanesa
  15. 2007Dirty Sexy MoneySeries: Carmelita (11 episodes)
  16. 2007StarrbootyFilm: Annaka Manners
  17. 2005Grey's AnatomySeries: Michelle Velez (2 episodes)
  18. 2004CSI: NYSeries: Quentin Conrad (1 episode)
  19. 2003Nip/TuckSeries: Alexis Stone (2 episodes)
  20. 1998Mob QueenFilm: Glorice Kalsheim
  21. 1997Always Something BetterFilm: Billee
  22. 1995StonewallFilm: Diva 1
  23. 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarFilm: Candis Cayne

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