1. Candis Cayne was born on August 29,1971 and is an American actress and performance artist.
15 Facts About Candis Cayne
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Candis Cayne is perhaps best known for her recurring role as the Fairy Queen on the fantasy series The Magicians.
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Candis Cayne graduated from Henry Perrine Baldwin High School in Hawaii in 1989 and then spent a year in Los Angeles, where she trained as a dancer.
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Candis Cayne then moved to New York in the early 1990s, making a name for herself as a choreographer and drag performer.
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About three years after her arrival in NYC, Candis Cayne realized that the term transgender described how she felt about herself.
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In 1997 Candis Cayne was in a documentary called Drag Time on HBO along with many other famous New York nightlife performers.
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Candis Cayne co-starred in the music video for RuPaul's "A Little Bit of Love" with female impersonator Jazzmun.
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Candis Cayne starred as the title character in the 1998 independent film Mob Queen, and won the 2001 Miss Continental pageant.
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In 2007 Candis Cayne was cast as Annaka Manners in the 2007 RuPaul film Starrbooty.
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In 2015, Candis Cayne started making appearances in seasons 1 and 2 of Caitlyn Jenner's reality show I Am Cait.
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From 2017 to 2018, Candis Cayne played the role of The Fairy Queen in the Syfy series The Magicians.
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Candis Cayne appeared in the 2020 documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen.
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Candis Cayne hosted the third edition of Werq the World's livestreamed series.
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For over eight years, ending in 2010, Candis Cayne was in a relationship with DJ Marco McDermott, to whom she referred as her husband.
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In 2016, during season 2 of the reality show I Am Cait, Candis Cayne explored the possibility of adopting as a single mom.