People
Candis Cayne
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Witchy Ways as Penny | 2025-10-01 |
| Her Curve | 2023-07-21 |
| How Not to Be a Junkie | 2022-07-16 |
| I Hate New Year's as Zelena / Marley | 2020-12-04 |
| Disclosure as Self - Actress | 2020-06-19 |
| Candis for President | 2018-11-05 |
| The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self | 2018-03-01 |
| Crazy Bitches as Vivianna | 2014-06-26 |
| The Little House That Could as Self | 2013-06-28 |
| Meth Head as Pinkie | 2013-03-07 |
| Groom's Cake as Candis | 2012-05-05 |
| Making the Boys as Self | 2011-03-11 |
| Libanesa Loira as Libanesa | 2008-10-03 |
| Starrbooty as Annaka Manners | 2007-06-02 |
| Mob Queen as Glorice Kalsheim | 1998-01-27 |
| Always Something Better as Billee | 1997-10-23 |
| Dragtime as Self | 1997-10-11 |
| Stonewall as Diva 1 | 1995-12-26 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Candis Cayne | 1995-09-08 |
| Wigstock: The Movie as Self | 1995-06-09 |


