Candis Cayne
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
Grey's Anatomy
Elementary
CSI: NY
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Nip/Tuck
The Magicians
All Movies (21)
- Witchy Ways2025 · as Penny
- Her Curve2023
- How Not to Be a Junkie2022
- I Hate New Year's2020 · as Zelena / Marley
- Disclosure2020 · as Self - Actress
- Candis for President2018
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018 · as Self
- Crazy Bitches2014 · as Vivianna
- The Little House That Could2013 · as Self
- Meth Head2013 · as Pinkie
- Groom's Cake2012 · as Candis
- Making the Boys2011 · as Self
- Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009 · as Self
- Libanesa Loira2008 · as Libanesa
- Starrbooty2007 · as Annaka Manners
- Mob Queen1998 · as Glorice Kalsheim
- Always Something Better1997 · as Billee
- Dragtime1997 · as Self
- Stonewall1995 · as Diva 1
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995 · as Candis Cayne
- Wigstock: The Movie1995 · as Self
All TV Shows (16)
- Visible: Out on Television2020 · as Self
- Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry2016 · as Self - Guest
- The Magicians2015 · as Fairy Queen
- I Am Cait2015 · as Self
- Transparent2014 · as Jolene
- Elementary2012 · as Ms. Hudson
- She's Living for This2012 · as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
- Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Allison Webb
- RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Choreographer
- RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians2007 · as Self
- Dirty Sexy Money2007 · as Carmelita
- The House of Venus Show2005 · as Self
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Michelle Velez
- CSI: NY2004 · as Quentin Conrad
- Nip/Tuck2003 · as Alexis Stone