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Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Actor · Born August 29, 1971 (55) · Maui, Hawaii, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1971 (55)
From
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Candis Cayne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
21%
Survival
21%
Power
13%
Society
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Candis Cayne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Candis Cayne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sisters(2026)

    Show as Aunt Marjorie

  • Witchy Ways(2024)

    as Penny

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Her Curve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • How Not to Be a Junkie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • I Hate New Year's(2020)

    as Zelena / Marley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Candis for President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Fairy Queen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Transparent(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jolene

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Bitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vivianna

  • Meth Head(2013)

    as Pinkie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ms. Hudson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Groom's Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Candis

  • She's Living for This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Candis Cayne / Various Characters

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Allison Webb

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Libanesa Loira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Libanesa

  • Dirty Sexy Money(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Carmelita

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Starrbooty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Annaka Manners

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michelle Velez

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Quentin Conrad

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alexis Stone

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Mob Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Glorice Kalsheim

  • Always Something Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Billee

  • Stonewall(1995)

    Choreographer · as Diva 1

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

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

    as Candis Cayne

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 43rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Most popular right now

I Hate New Year's (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 21 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing1 of 23: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2000s7 · acting2010s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Candis Cayne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Meth Head (2013)

88th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Elementary (2012)

Midcredits 87th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Candis Cayne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Candis Cayne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Clark shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers

Producers