Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Acting

Birthday

1971/08/29 (54 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Also know 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.

Acting
Her Curve
0.0

(2023) Her Curve

as ---

Meth Head
4.3

(2013) Meth Head

as Pinkie

Stonewall
5.7

(1995) Stonewall

as Diva 1

How Not to Be a Junkie
0.0

(2022) How Not to Be a Junkie

as ---

Libanesa Loira
0.0

(2008) Libanesa Loira

as Libanesa

Witchy Ways
8.0

Witchy Ways

as Penny

Crazy Bitches
3.6

(2014) Crazy Bitches

as Vivianna

Groom's Cake
0.0

(2012) Groom's Cake

as Candis

Dragtime
0.0

(1997) Dragtime

as Self

Wigstock: The Movie
5.5

(1995) Wigstock: The Movie

as Self

Making the Boys
4.7

(2011) Making the Boys

as Self

Mob Queen
1.8

(1998) Mob Queen

as Glorice Kalsheim

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
7.7

(2018) The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

as Self

Starrbooty
3.5

(2007) Starrbooty

as Annaka Manners

The Little House That Could
0.0

(2013) The Little House That Could

as Self

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.4

(1995) To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

as Candis Cayne

I Hate New Year's
6.5

(2020) I Hate New Year's

as Zelena / Marley

Disclosure
7.8

(2020) Disclosure

as Self - Actress

Candis for President
0.0

(2018) Candis for President

as ---

Always Something Better
2.3

(1997) Always Something Better

as Billee

CSI: NY
7.4

(2004) CSI: NY

as Quentin Conrad

Drop Dead Diva
7.7

(2009) Drop Dead Diva

as Allison Webb

Elementary
7.6

(2012) Elementary

as Ms. Hudson

The House of Venus Show
1.7

(2005) The House of Venus Show

as Self

She's Living for This
0.0

(2012) She's Living for This

as Candis Cayne / Various Characters

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Choreographer

The Magicians
7.6

(2015) The Magicians

as Fairy Queen

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
8.4

(2016) Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as Michelle Velez

I Am Cait
4.9

(2015) I Am Cait

as Self

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
7.4

(2007) Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self

Visible: Out on Television
6.8

(2020) Visible: Out on Television

as Self

Dirty Sexy Money
6.2

(2007) Dirty Sexy Money

as Carmelita

Nip/Tuck
7.2

(2003) Nip/Tuck

as Alexis Stone

Transparent
6.3

(2014) Transparent

as Jolene