Candis Cayne
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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Michelle Velez
2005
TV
Elementary
as Ms. Hudson
2012
TV
The Magicians
as Fairy Queen
2015
TV
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
2007
Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Candis Cayne
1995
TV
CSI: NY
as Quentin Conrad
2004
TV
Nip/Tuck
as Alexis Stone
2003
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Choreographer
2009
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
TV
Drop Dead Diva
as Allison Webb
2009
TV
Transparent
as Jolene
2014
Movie
Disclosure
as Self - Actress
2020
TV
Dirty Sexy Money
as Carmelita
2007
TV
I Am Cait
as Self
2015
Movie
Stonewall
as Diva 1
1995
Movie
I Hate New Year's
as Zelena / Marley
2020
Movie
Crazy Bitches
as Vivianna
2014
TV
Visible: Out on Television
as Self
2020
Movie
Meth Head
as Pinkie
2013
Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
as Self
1995
Movie
Making the Boys
as Self
2011
TV
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest
2016
Movie
Witchy Ways
as Penny
2025
Movie
Starrbooty
as Annaka Manners
2007
