Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne’s net worth is $500,000. Also know about Candis Cayne bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship and more …

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. 
  • IMDB Wikipedia $500 000 1971-08-29 5 ’10’ (1.78 m) Actress American actors Baldwin High School (Maui Candis Cayne Net Worth Filthy Sexy Money (2007-2008) Drop Dead Diva Elementary Film Hawaii Hillary Clinton Houston Julie Newmar (1995) Kate Bornstein LGBT Marco McDermott (2002) Maui Meth Head (2013) Miscellaneous Crew Miss CoCo Newmar (1995) (1995) 

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
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/candiscayne
Twitter 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
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
2008 Nexty NewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame: Actor Won
2008 Nexty NewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame: Actor Nominated