Candace Neolani Maxwell

Born: None

Candace Maxwell is a first generation Caribbean-American actress and dancer hailing from Queens, New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her work as Cassandra Haynes on "Power" (2019) and "Insatiable" (2019). Before starting her acting career, she worked extensively as a dancer on stage, film, and Broadway having been a back-up dancer for hip-hop icons Beyonce, Lil Kim and P. Diddy. Her skills landed her dance segments on major TV shows and catapulted her to Broadway where she was cast in "Holler If You Hear Me". Having her eyes set on expanding her opportunities in an acting career, Candace trained at the Maggie Flanigan Studio with an in-depth focus on the Meisner technique. Outside of Film & TV, she is passionate about travel, food & culture, animals, and is an advocate for underprivileged youth


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Footloose

as Finale Dancer
Released: 2011-10-06

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music...

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Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

as Ellie
Released: 2022-02-25

Madea's back - hallelujer! And she's not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at...

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The Day Before Christmas

as Nia
Released: 2024-11-28

When two single parents accidentally swap phones and their children's backpacks on a hectic...

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Paramedics

as Grandmother
Released: 2016-05-05

Two brothers posing as paramedics kidnap their victims and harvest their organs for the black...

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Bad Dad Rehab

as Paula
Released: 2016-07-03

After turbulence with their respective mothers and ex-wives forces them to take definitive...

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Engaged

as Kayla
Released: 2019-03-01

Darren keeps trying - and failing - to propose to his boyfriend Elliot. When their relationship...

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The Christmas Clapback

as Jasmine
Released: 2022-11-24

​Every year the three Miles sisters, Jasmine, Kira, and Tisha, battle each other for a chance to...

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Power

as Cassandra Haynes
First aired: 2014-06-07

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves...

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Insatiable

as Jasmine
First aired: 2018-08-10

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a...

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All the Queen's Men

as DJ Dime
First aired: 2021-09-09

Marilyn "Madam" DeVille is at the top of her game in the Atlanta nightclub industry, and she...

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