Candis Cayne
Acting
Born August 29, 1971 · Maui, Hawaii, USA
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.
Films (20)
Witchy Ways
2025
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's
2020
Disclosure
2020
Candis for President
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
Crazy Bitches
2014
The Little House That Could
2013
Meth Head
2013
Groom's Cake
2012
Making the Boys
2011
Libanesa Loira
2008
Starrbooty
2007
Mob Queen
1998
Always Something Better
1997
Dragtime
1997
Stonewall
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Wigstock: The Movie
1995