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Candis Cayne

1971 - Today

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Candis Cayne (born August 29, 1971) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Their biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Candis Cayne is the 12,076th most popular actor, the 17,200th most popular biography from United States and the 5,518th most popular American Actor.

Candis Cayne is most famous for her role as Carmelita Rainer on the television series "Dirty Sexy Money," making her one of the first openly transgender actresses to play a recurring transgender character on a primetime series. She is also known for her work as a performance artist and her appearances in various television shows and films.

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Among people born in 1971, Candis Cayne ranks 986. Before them are Francesco Mussoni, Kenichi Sugano, Tatsuya Morishige, Aleksander Delchev, Mack 10, and Anette Hoffmann. After them are Julio César Yegros, Faouzi Rouissi, Raja Amari, Csaba Horváth, Ricky Subagja, and Gábor Horváth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candis Cayne ranks 17,207 out of 20,380. Before them are Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Christina Moore (1973), Jim Gaffigan (1966), Rick Gonzalez (1979), Jeff Cronenweth (1962), and Luke Kennard (1996). After them are Eden Sher (1991), Hollie Stevens (1982), Mike Bibby (1978), Amy Fisher (1974), Eric Flaim (1967), and Amandla Stenberg (1998).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Candis Cayne ranks 5,521. Before them are Ariel Winter (1998), Michael Zegen (1979), Meredith Eaton (1974), Christina Moore (1973), Jim Gaffigan (1966), and Rick Gonzalez (1979). After them are Eden Sher (1991), Hollie Stevens (1982), Amandla Stenberg (1998), Patrick Muldoon (1968), Beau Mirchoff (1989), and Fiona Dourif (1981).

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