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Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

1971-08-29 / Maui, Hawaii, USA

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 Magicians.

Appearances

CSI: NY
CSI: NY (2004)
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Elementary
Elementary (2012)
The House of Venus Show
The House of Venus Show (2005)
She's Living for This
She's Living for This (2012)
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Transparent
Transparent (2014)
The Magicians
The Magicians (2015)
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016)
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
I Am Cait
I Am Cait (2015)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television (2020)
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money (2007)
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)