Candis Cayne
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 Ma...
Known For
Filmography
Witchy Ways
2025
as Penny
Her Curve
2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
I Hate New Year's
2020
as Zelena / Marley
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self
Candis for President
2018
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
The Magicians
2015
as Fairy Queen
I Am Cait
2015
as Self
Crazy Bitches
2014
as Vivianna
Transparent
2014
as Jolene
Meth Head
2013
as Pinkie
The Little House That Could
2013
as Self
Groom's Cake
2012
as Candis
Elementary
2012
as Ms. Hudson
She's Living for This
2012
as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
Making the Boys
2011
as Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
as Self
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Allison Webb
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Choreographer
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Libanesa Loira
2008
as Libanesa
Starrbooty
2007
as Annaka Manners
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Carmelita
The House of Venus Show
2005
as Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Michelle Velez
CSI: NY
2004
as Quentin Conrad
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Alexis Stone
Mob Queen
1998
as Glorice Kalsheim
Dragtime
1997
as Self
Always Something Better
1997
as Billee
Stonewall
1995
as Diva 1
Wigstock: The Movie
1995
as Self
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Candis Cayne