Candis Cayne
Acting
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
Acting36
movieWitchy Ways
2025
Penny
movieI Hate New Year's
2020
Zelena / Marley
movieDisclosure
2020
Self - Actress
tvHollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
Self - Guest
tvThe Magicians
2015
Fairy Queen
tvI Am Cait
2015
Self
tvTransparent
2014
Jolene
movieCrazy Bitches
2014
Vivianna
movieMeth Head
2013
Pinkie
tvElementary
2012
Ms. Hudson
movieGroom's Cake
2012
Candis
tvShe's Living for This
2012
Candis Cayne / Various Characters
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009
Allison Webb
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Choreographer / Self - Guest Judge
movieLibanesa Loira
2008
Libanesa
tvDirty Sexy Money
2007
Carmelita
movieStarrbooty
2007
Annaka Manners
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Michelle Velez
tvCSI: NY
2004
Quentin Conrad
tvNip/Tuck
2003
Alexis Stone
movieMob Queen
1998
Glorice Kalsheim
movieStonewall
1995
Diva 1
Crew1
movieStonewall
1995
Choreographer
Production1
movieCandis for President
2018
Executive Producer