Acting
Candis Cayne
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
Witchy Ways
Film · 2025
Her Curve
Film · 2023
How Not to Be a Junkie
Film · 2022
I Hate New Year's
Film · 2020
Disclosure
Film · 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Series · 2020
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Film · 2018
Candis for President
Film · 2018
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Series · 2016
The Magicians
Series · 2015
I Am Cait
Series · 2015
Crazy Bitches
Film · 2014
Transparent
Series · 2014
Meth Head
Film · 2013
The Little House That Could
Film · 2013
Groom's Cake
Film · 2012
Elementary
Series · 2012
She's Living for This
Series · 2012
Making the Boys
Film · 2011
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Film · 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Libanesa Loira
Film · 2008
Starrbooty
Film · 2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Series · 2007
Dirty Sexy Money
Series · 2007
The House of Venus Show
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
CSI: NY
Series · 2004
Nip/Tuck
Series · 2003
Mob Queen
Film · 1998
Dragtime
Film · 1997
Always Something Better
Film · 1997
Stonewall
Film · 1995
Wigstock: The Movie
Film · 1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Film · 1995