Candis Cayne

Born: 1971-08-29

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.


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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

as Candis Cayne
Released: 1995-09-07

Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition,...

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Disclosure

as Self - Actress
Released: 2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel...

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Stonewall

as Diva 1
Released: 1995-12-26

A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the...

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Meth Head

as Pinkie
Released: 2013-03-07

Kyle Peoples never wanted to be the man he has become in his 30s, an accountant stuck in a dead...

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The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

as Self
Released: 2018-03-01

Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.

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Starrbooty

as Annaka Manners
Released: 2007-06-02

When Agent Starrbooty's adopted niece is kidnapped, she and Agent Page Turner go undercover as...

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Mob Queen

as Glorice Kalsheim
Released: 1998-01-27

In Brooklyn of the '50s, small-time mobster George and his sidekick Dip realize they've...

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Crazy Bitches

as Vivianna
Released: 2014-06-26

7 girls and 1 fab gay guy plan a getaway to a remote ranch for a week of gossip and grub. They...

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I Hate New Year's

as Zelena / Marley
Released: 2020-12-04

Rising music star Layne heads home to Nashville for New Year's Eve to break her writer's block,...

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Making the Boys

as Herself
Released: 2011-03-11

Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the...

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Dragtime

as Self
Released: 1997-10-11

A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of...

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Wigstock: The Movie

as Self
Released: 1995-06-09

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in...

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Witchy Ways

as Penny
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Eve quits the rat race and heads to a cabin to rediscover herself. She promptly falls for her...

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The Little House That Could

as Self
Released: 2013-06-28

A group of young lost rebellious outsiders are given a home in New York City by Emmy...

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How Not to Be a Junkie

as uncredited
Released: 2022-07-16

22-year-old Lex thinks she has mastered the art of shooting up and getting just high enough not...

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Groom's Cake

as Candis
Released: 2012-05-05

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Her Curve

as uncredited
Released: 2023-07-21

An artist finds more than just skills and technique in her figure drawing class.

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Candis for President

as uncredited
Released: 2018-11-05

In a world where anything is possible, as evidenced by our current (Reality TV) president,...

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Libanesa Loira

as Libanesa
Released: 2008-10-03

Elisa imitates her friend's feelings and moods. She is not aware of her behaviour but her aunt...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Michelle Velez
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Choreographer
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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Elementary

as Ms. Hudson
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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CSI: NY

as Quentin Conrad
First aired: 2004-09-22

Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified...

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self
First aired: 2007-10-14

A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family,...

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The Magicians

as Fairy Queen
First aired: 2015-12-16

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox...

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Drop Dead Diva

as Allison Webb
First aired: 2009-07-12

A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a...

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Transparent

as Jolene
First aired: 2014-09-26

An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic...

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Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2016-01-24

A one-hour reality series that follows 20-year old Tyler Henry, exploring the world of this...

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Dirty Sexy Money

as Carmelita
First aired: 2007-09-26

The Darling family's obscene wealth and enormous power makes them easy targets for their...

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I Am Cait

as Self
First aired: 2015-07-26

Caitlyn Jenner's first public appearance since her transition included making an impassioned,...

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Visible: Out on Television

as Self
First aired: 2020-02-14

Explore the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries....

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She's Living for This

as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
First aired: 2012-02-24

She’s Living for This is an American television comedy and variety series created by Keith Levy...

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The House of Venus Show

as Self
First aired: 2005-07-05

Created by Canadian filmmaker Mark Kenneth Woods and co-produced by Michael Venus, the first...

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