Born 1971 (age 54) · Maui, Hawaii, USA
Appears in 35 titles

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

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Disclosure
7.8
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
Stonewall
5.7
Stonewall
1995
as Diva 1
I Hate New Year's
6.7
I Hate New Year's
2020
as Zelena / Marley
Crazy Bitches
3.6
Crazy Bitches
2014
as Vivianna
Meth Head
4.3
Meth Head
2013
as Pinkie
Wigstock: The Movie
5.6
Wigstock: The Movie
1995
as Self
Making the Boys
4.7
Making the Boys
2011
as Self
Witchy Ways
6.8
Witchy Ways
2025
as Penny
Starrbooty
3.5
Starrbooty
2007
as Annaka Manners
Mob Queen
3.2
Mob Queen
1998
as Glorice Kalsheim
Always Something Better
4.3
Always Something Better
1997
as Billee
Her Curve
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
Libanesa Loira
Libanesa Loira
2008
as Libanesa
Groom's Cake
Groom's Cake
2012
as Candis
Dragtime
Dragtime
1997
as Self
The Little House That Could
The Little House That Could
2013
as Self
Candis for President