Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne (53)

1971-08-29 | 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.

On Movies

  • How Not to Be a Junkie
  • I Hate New Year's
  • Candis for President
  • Crazy Bitches
  • Meth Head
  • Libanesa Loira
  • Starrbooty
  • Mob Queen
  • Always Something Better
  • Stonewall
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

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