Candis Cayne
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1971-08-29 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Maui, Hawaii, USA
- Also known as
- Brendan McDanniel · Brendan McDaniel
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Michelle Velez
Elementary
2012
as Ms. Hudson
CSI: NY
2004
as Quentin Conrad
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Choreographer / Self - Guest Judge
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Alexis Stone
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
The Magicians
2015
as Fairy Queen
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Allison Webb
Transparent
2014
as Jolene
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Carmelita
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
I Am Cait
2015
as Self
She's Living for This
2012
as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
The House of Venus Show
2005
as Self
Movies (21)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Candis Cayne
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self
Witchy Ways
2025
as Penny
Stonewall
1995
as Diva 1
Meth Head
2013
as Pinkie
Crazy Bitches
2014
as Vivianna
Starrbooty
2007
as Annaka Manners
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
Dragtime
1997
as Self
I Hate New Year's
2020
as Zelena / Marley
Mob Queen
1998
as Glorice Kalsheim
Wigstock: The Movie
1995
as Self
Making the Boys
2011
as Self
Libanesa Loira
2008
as Libanesa
Always Something Better
1997
as Billee
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
as Self
The Little House That Could
2013
as Self
Candis for President
2018
Groom's Cake
2012
as Candis
Her Curve
2023
About 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. With 36 credits spanning from 1995 to 2025, Candis Cayne has appeared in 21 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Candis Cayne Movies
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — as Candis Cayne
- Disclosure (2020) — as Self - Actress
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018) — as Self
- Witchy Ways (2025) — as Penny
- Stonewall (1995) — as Diva 1
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