Candis Cayne

Acting

Candis Cayne

Born August 29, 1971 · Maui, Hawaii, USA (age 54)

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 primeti…

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · 1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.51995
MovieComedyDrama
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
Witchy WaysWitchy Ways · 2025
Witchy Ways
7.02025
MovieFantasyRomance
When a skeptical woman retreats to a secluded cabin believed to be magical, she falls for its enigmatic witch owner, until dark spells, buried secrets, and a restless ghost threaten their chance at love.
StarrbootyStarrbooty · 2007
Starrbooty
3.52007
MovieComedyAction
When Agent Starrbooty's adopted niece is kidnapped, she and Agent Page Turner go undercover as prostitutes to rescue her from Starrbooty's old nemesis.
Meth HeadMeth Head · 2013
Meth Head
4.12013
MovieDrama
Gay Kyle Peoples never wanted to be the man he has become in his 30s, an accountant stuck in a dead end job, with a lover who is more successful than he and a family that doesn't get him at all. So when a night of partying leads to a new family of friends and fun, Kyle sees an opportunity for escape from reality. But Kyle's new friendship with Maia and Dusty and the trio's love of crystal meth eventually cost Kyle his job, his companion, his home and his family. Kyle's escape becomes his trap, the party is an illusion and the crystal is slowly killing him, physically and psychologically. When he finally bottoms out and is no longer the young man his father once boasted about with pride, Kyle must choose: life or meth.
StonewallStonewall · 1995
Stonewall
5.71995
MovieRomanceDrama
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Mob QueenMob Queen · 1998
Mob Queen
3.21998
MovieComedyCrime
In 1957 Brooklyn, small-time mobster George and his sidekick Dip realize they've forgotten the birthday of mob boss Joey, so they engage the services of prostitute Glorice. Joey's reaction to Glorice gives George a promotion, and he's installed as Joey's assistant. George makes the discovery that gender-bent Glorice is not exactly a woman after all. The problem gets worse: Joey intends to marry Glorice, but she plans to blackmail him after the wedding.
I Hate New Year'sI Hate New Year's · 2020
I Hate New Year's
6.72020
MovieComedyRomance
Rising music star Layne heads home to Nashville for New Year's Eve to break her writer's block, but sometimes you find inspiration - and love - where you least expect it.
Always Something BetterAlways Something Better · 1997
Always Something Better
4.31997
MovieComedyDrama
Jill flees New Smyrna, Florida, and boyfriend Keith, in hopes of a new life as a Miami fashion model in South Beach. With advice and support from drag queens Billee and Mona, she makes it to the top as an international supermodel in only seven weeks. Then, of course, Keith turns up to make trouble.

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Crazy BitchesCrazy Bitches · 2014
Crazy Bitches
3.62014
MovieComedyHorror
7 girls and 1 fab gay guy plan a getaway to a remote ranch for a week of gossip and grub. They start off where they always do, old rivalries in place, extreme vanity covering great insecurities, but with a true love for each other underneath the bickering, sniping and sassing. A number of drinks into night one and a dark secret is revealed. The house they rented is the site of a mass murder of teenage girls 15 years earlier. Blood still stains the floors under replacement carpets. The killer still runs free. The girls take it for what it seems - a fun story for a rainy night by a roaring fire. But after one of them disappears and is discovered dead, the story doesn't seem so fun anymore. 1 by 1, they die, killed by their own vanity. The fun-filled week turns into a race against death. Who will make it out alive?

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