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Candis Cayne Wiki Biography
- Candis Cayne, who was born Brendan McDaniel in Maui, Hawaii, the USA on 29 August 1971, is a performance artist and an actress.
- For her role in the drama series’ Dirty Sexy Money,’ in which she played Carmelita, she came into international stardom.
- She is also noted for her gender transitioning phase which she reportedly started in the mid-1990s.
- Candis Cayne has an estimated net worth of more than $500,000.
- She acquired her wealth from her acting career, especially her role in the Dirty Sexy Money’ TV series (2007-08).
- She is the first transgender actress in a TV series to be given a recurring role as a transgender woman.
- She has also appeared in a variety of movies, including ‘Stonewall,” Julie Newmar,” To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything,’ and ‘Gang Queen,’ all of which have seen her add substantially to her net worth.
- Candis Cayne became a graduate of Baldwin High School in Maui, Hawaii, where she enrolled in 1989.
- Afterward, she went to Los Angeles, California, where she began practicing as a dancer.
- She moved to New York in the early 90s, working as a drag artist and choreographer.
- In 1995, under her birth name, she appeared in a documentary film entitled ‘Wingstock: The Movie‘ and again took part in the same year using her birth name in ‘To Wong Foo, Thanks For All’ The following year she was offered a supporting role in ‘Always Something Better,‘ a comedy-drama-film, and later co-starred in the music video ‘A Little Bit of Love’ from RuPaul in 1997.
- Candis Cayne has also been active in TV in addition to films, featuring in episodes of a variety of series.
- CSI; NY,” Sordid Lives: The Series,” Dirty Sexy Money,” Nip/Tuck,” Drop Dead Diva,” Necessary Roughness,” She’s Living for This,’ and’ Elementary.’
- Some of the TV credits that have seen her grow her net worth include’ Absolute.
- Candis has now appeared on the big screen in 15 films, including some in which she played herself, and over a period of 20 years in about 10 TV productions.
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Candis Cayne Quick Info
Full Name | James Cayne |
Net Worth | $500,000 |
Date Of Birth | August 29, 1971 |
Place Of Birth | Maui, Hawaii USA |
Height | 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) |
Profession | Actress, performance artist |
Education | Baldwin High School (Maui, Hawaii) |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Marco McDermott (2002) |
Siblings | Dylan McDaniel |
https://www.facebook.com/candiscayne | |
https://twitter.com/candiscayne | |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0147307 |
Awards | Miss Continental Pageant (2001) |
Movies | Dirty Sexy Money (2007-2008), Nip/Tuck, Drop Dead Diva, Necessary Roughness, She’s Living for This, Elementary, Stonewall, Julie Newmar, To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Mob Queen, Wingstock (1995), |
TV Shows | I Am Cait, Dirty Sexy Money |
Candis Cayne Important Facts
- Her role in Dirty Sexy Money (2007) made Cayne the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in a primetime show.
- Can now be seen Saturday nights at Tour Restaurant/Bar, Sundays at Opus22, and Mondays at Aspen, all in New York City. [March 2007]
- Candis is the host of “The Candis Cayne Show”, a weekly show that plays every Monday at the famed NYC gay club ‘Barracuda’ [February 2003]
- In Los Angeles, and doing her weekly show at The Abbey food and bar Monday nights [February 2009]
- Candis can now be seen on Saturday nights at Tour, Sunday nights at her new show at the Ritz Bar, and Monday nights at Aspen, all in Manhattan. [April 2007]
- Can be seen in her one woman show “Gorgeous” in New York on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights at The Viceroy, Brite Bar, and Barracuda respectively. [April 2006]
- Candis was the 2001 winner of the Miss Continental U.S.A. national pageant for female impersonators, held every Labor Day in Chicago, Illinois.
Candis Cayne Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Crazy Bitches/Get Crazier | pre-production | Harper Kennedy Kincaid | Actress | |
Heartbeat | 2016 | TV Series | Ava | Actress |
Myrna | 2015 | TV Movie | Holland Hollis | Actress |
Elementary | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Ms. Hudson | Actress |
Crazy Bitches | 2014 | Vivianna | Actress | |
Meth Head | 2013 | Pinkie | Actress | |
Groom’s Cake | 2012 | Short | Candis | Actress |
She’s Living for This | 2012 | TV Series | Special Guest | Actress |
Necessary Roughness | 2011 | TV Series | Geraldine | Actress |
ACME Hollywood Dream Role | 2010 | TV Series | Actress | |
Drop Dead Diva | 2010 | TV Series | Allison Webb | Actress |
Nip/Tuck | 2009 | TV Series | Alexis Stone | Actress |
Dirty Sexy Money | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Carmelita Carmelita Rainer |
Actress |
Libanesa Loira | 2008 | Libanesa | Actress | |
Sordid Lives: The Series | 2008 | TV Series | Therapist #19 | Actress |
Starrbooty | 2007 | Annaka Manners | Actress | |
CSI: NY | 2007 | TV Series | Quentin Conrad | Actress |
My Heart Belongs to Data | 2006 | Short | Candis | Actress |
Charlie! | 1999 | Actress | ||
Mob Queen | 1998 | Glorice Kalsheim | Actress | |
Always Something Better | 1996 | Billee | Actress | |
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | 1995 | Candis Cayne (as Brendan McDanniel) | Actress | |
Stonewall | 1995 | Diva | Actress | |
New York Undercover | 1995 | TV Series | Tamaray | Actress |
In the Closet | 1994 | Short | Actress | |
RuPaul’s Drag U | 2011 | TV Series choreographer – 1 episode | Miscellaneous | |
It Got Better | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself | Self |
I Am Cait | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself | Self |
Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield | 2016 | TV Series | Guest – Herself | Self |
Hollywood Medium | 2016 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Cocktails & Classics | 2016 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Real | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Co-Hostess | Self |
Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Comment Section | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
RuPaul’s Drag Race | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Herself – Special Guest / Choreographer / Herself – Choregrapher | Self |
Hey Qween | 2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Reality Relapse | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Little House That Could | 2013 | Documentary | Self | |
2013 New Now Next Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
RuPaul’s Drag U | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Judge | Self |
Making the Boys | 2011 | Documentary | Herself – Actor, Dirty, Sexy, Money | Self |
2010 New Now Next Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
The House of Venus Show | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Chelsea Lately | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
2008 American Music Awards | 2008 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Audience (uncredited) | Self |
Hollywood 411 | 2008 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Out in Manhattan | 2008 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
New Now Next Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself – Host | Self |
NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show | 2008 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Good Morning America | 2007 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue | 2007 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The View | 2007 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Access Hollywood | 2007 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
What Perez Sez | 2007 | TV Series | Herself (2007) | Self |
Inside Edition | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch | 2005 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Dragtime | 1997 | Documentary | Candis Cayne | Self |
Wigstock: The Movie | 1995 | Documentary | Herself (Candis Cayne) (as Brendan McDanniel) | Self |
Candis Cayne Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2008 | Nexty | NewNowNext Awards | Brink of Fame: Actor | Won | |
2008 | Nexty | NewNowNext Awards | Brink of Fame: Actor | Nominated |