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Candis Cayne
American actress and performance artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candis Cayne[2] (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress and performance artist. Cayne performed in New York City nightclubs in drag since the 1990s,[3] 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.[4][5][6] The role makes Cayne the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in primetime.[7][8] She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as the Fairy Queen on the fantasy series The Magicians.
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Candis Cayne | |
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![]() Cayne in 2009 | |
Born | (1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 52) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, performance artist |
Years active | 1995āpresent |
Partner | Marco McDermott (2002ā2010) |
Website | www |
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