Candis Cayne
Known for: Actress
Born: 29 August 1971 (age 55), Maui, Hawaii, USA
Credits: 23 titles
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
Her Curve
How Not to Be a Junkie
I Hate New Year's
Candis for President
The Magicians
Transparent
Crazy Bitches
Meth Head
Elementary
Groom's Cake
She's Living for This
Drop Dead Diva
Libanesa Loira
Dirty Sexy Money
Starrbooty
Grey's Anatomy
CSI: NY
Nip/Tuck
Mob Queen
Always Something Better
Stonewall
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar