Candis Cayne

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.

Personal Info

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1231526

Known For

Acting

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Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-08-29

Place of Birth

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Also Known As

  • Brendan McDanniel
  • Brendan McDaniel
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    Her Curve

    Meth Head

    Meth Head

    Stonewall

    Stonewall

    How Not to Be a Junkie

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    Libanesa Loi

    Witchy Ways

    Witchy Ways

    Crazy Bitches

    Crazy Bitche

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    Groom's Cake

    Dragtime

    Dragtime

    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: Th

    Making the Boys

    Making the B

    Mob Queen

    Mob Queen

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    The Advocate

    Starrbooty

    Starrbooty

    The Little House That Could

    The Little H

    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    To Wong Foo,

    I Hate New Year's

    I Hate New Y

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    Candis for President

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    Always Somet

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    Witchy Ways

    asPenny

    2023

    Her Curve

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    2022

    How Not to Be a Junkie

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    2020

    I Hate New Year's

    asZelena / Marley

    2020

    Disclosure

    asSelf - Actress

    2018

    Candis for President

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    2018

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    asSelf

    2014

    Crazy Bitches

    asVivianna

    2013

    The Little House That Could

    asSelf

    2013

    Meth Head

    asPinkie

    2012

    Groom's Cake

    asCandis

    2011

    Making the Boys

    asSelf

    2008

    Libanesa Loira

    asLibanesa

    2007

    Starrbooty

    asAnnaka Manners

    1998

    Mob Queen

    asGlorice Kalsheim

    1997

    Always Something Better

    asBillee

    1997

    Dragtime

    asSelf

    1995

    Stonewall

    asDiva 1

    1995

    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    asCandis Cayne

    1995

    Wigstock: The Movie

    asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asQuentin Conrad

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    (1 episode)asAllison Webb

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    (3 episode)asMs. Hudson

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    (1 episode)asCandis Cayne / Various Characters

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    (3 episode)asSelf - Choreographer

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    (9 episode)asFairy Queen

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Guest Judge

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    (2 episode)asMichelle Velez

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    (15 episode)asSelf

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    (5 episode)asSelf

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    (11 episode)asCarmelita

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    (2 episode)asAlexis Stone

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    (1 episode)asJolene