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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Michelle Velez
2. Elementary (2012) — Ms. Hudson
3. The Magicians (2015) — Fairy Queen
4. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) — Self
5. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — Candis Cayne
6. CSI: NY (2004) — Quentin Conrad
7. Nip/Tuck (2003) — Alexis Stone
8. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Choreographer
9. Drop Dead Diva (2009) — Allison Webb
10. Transparent (2014) — Jolene
11. Disclosure (2020) — Self - Actress
12. Dirty Sexy Money (2007) — Carmelita
13. I Am Cait (2015) — Self
14. Stonewall (1995) — Diva 1
15. I Hate New Year's (2020) — Zelena / Marley
16. Crazy Bitches (2014) — Vivianna
17. Visible: Out on Television (2020) — Self
18. Meth Head (2013) — Pinkie
19. Wigstock: The Movie (1995) — Self
20. Making the Boys (2011) — Self
21. Witchy Ways (2025) — Penny
22. Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016) — Self - Guest
23. Starrbooty (2007) — Annaka Manners
24. Mob Queen (1998) — Glorice Kalsheim
25. Always Something Better (1997) — Billee
26. Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009) — Self
27. The House of Venus Show (2005) — Self
28. The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018) — Self
29. Her Curve (2023)
30. How Not to Be a Junkie (2022)
31. Libanesa Loira (2008) — Libanesa
32. Groom's Cake (2012) — Candis
33. Dragtime (1997) — Self
34. The Little House That Could (2013) — Self
35. Candis for President (2018)
36. She's Living for This (2012) — Candis Cayne / Various Characters