Candis Cayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 29 August 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.
Known for
Acting 22
- 2025Witchy Ways as Penny
- 2023Her Curve
- 2022How Not to Be a Junkie
- 2020I Hate New Year's as Zelena / Marley
- 2020Disclosure as Self - Actress
- 2018Candis for President
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
- 2014Crazy Bitches as Vivianna
- 2013The Little House That Could as Self
- 2013Meth Head as Pinkie
- 2012Groom's Cake as Candis
- 2011Making the Boys as Self
- 2009Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema as Self
- 2008Libanesa Loira as Libanesa
- 2007Starrbooty as Annaka Manners
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Michelle Velez · 2 episodes
- 1998Mob Queen as Glorice Kalsheim
- 1997Always Something Better as Billee
- 1997Dragtime as Self
- 1995Stonewall as Diva 1
- 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Candis Cayne
- 1995Wigstock: The Movie as Self
Production 1
- 2018Candis for President · executive producer
crew 1
- 1995Stonewall · choreographer