Candis Cayne
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actress
- Birthday: 29 Aug, 1971 ( 54 years old )
- Place of birth: Maui, Hawaii, USA
- Also known as: Brendan McDanniel , Brendan McDaniel
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.
Credits
- 2024 - Witchy Ways ( movie ) as Penny
- 2023 - Her Curve ( movie )
- 2022 - How Not to Be a Junkie ( movie )
- 2020 - I Hate New Year's ( movie ) as Zelena / Marley
- 2020 - Disclosure ( movie ) as Self - Actress
- 2020 - Visible: Out on Television ( tv ) as Self
- 2018 - Candis for President ( movie )
- 2018 - The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom ( movie ) as Self
- 2016 - Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 - The Magicians ( tv ) as Fairy Queen
- 2015 - I Am Cait ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Transparent ( tv ) as Jolene
- 2014 - Crazy Bitches ( movie ) as Vivianna
- 2013 - The Little House That Could ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - Meth Head ( movie ) as Pinkie
- 2012 - Elementary ( tv ) as Ms. Hudson
- 2012 - Groom's Cake ( movie ) as Candis
- 2012 - She's Living for This ( tv ) as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
- 2011 - Making the Boys ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - Drop Dead Diva ( tv ) as Allison Webb
- 2009 - RuPaul's Drag Race ( tv ) as Self - Choreographer
- 2009 - RuPaul's Drag Race ( tv ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 - Libanesa Loira ( movie ) as Libanesa
- 2007 - Keeping Up with the Kardashians ( tv ) as Self
- 2007 - Dirty Sexy Money ( tv ) as Carmelita
- 2007 - Starrbooty ( movie ) as Annaka Manners
- 2005 - The House of Venus Show ( tv ) as Self
- 2005 - Grey's Anatomy ( tv ) as Michelle Velez
- 2004 - CSI: NY ( tv ) as Quentin Conrad
- 2003 - Nip/Tuck ( tv ) as Alexis Stone
- 1998 - Mob Queen ( movie ) as Glorice Kalsheim
- 1997 - Always Something Better ( movie ) as Billee
- 1997 - Dragtime ( movie ) as Self
- 1995 - Stonewall ( movie ) as Diva 1
- 1995 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar ( movie ) as Candis Cayne
- 1995 - Wigstock: The Movie ( movie ) as Self