Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne is an American actress and performer best known for her appearances in the New York City club scene.Piepenburg, Eric (November 6, 2004). Keep Your Eye on the Road (If You Can). "New York Times"] Nationally, she appeared in the independent films "", "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", Mob Queen, "Starrbooty", and "Stonewall". Cayne, a transsexual, plays transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's primetime drama "Dirty Sexy Money" making her the first transsexual to play a transsexual in prime time.cite web
last =Brownworth
first =Victoria A.
title=October Surprises
publisher=Bay Area Reporter
date=18 October 2007
url =http://ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=lavendertube&article=49
accessdate=2007-10-20] Cayne won the 2001 Miss Continental pageant.

Early life

When she was young, Cayne's parents moved from California to Maui to teach at a Waldorf school and the family lived on campus Venus, Michael (2002). Michael Venus Profiles: Candis Cayne. "YouTube"] . After high school she moved to Los Angeles and got a job on a cruise ship for a few months to raise money for a move to New York.

New York City

In New York, Cayne started performing as 'Candis Cayne' at Boy Bar, a gay bar in early 1990s New York City and participating in Wigstock, the annual drag festival in the East Village. Her participation in Wigstock led to her being asked to do choreography for "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", and led to a role in the movie "Stonewall". Cayne began transitioning in 1996.Fact|date=January 2008 In 1997 Cayne co-starred in the RuPaul music video "A Little Bit of Love" with fellow drag icon Jazzmun. She also appeared as the lead role in the 1998 independent film "Mob Queen".

Present day

Cayne has regular work as a performer at various bars and clubs around New York City. She has also appeared in several film and TV roles as well as a number of plays and musical theatre projects. She does occasional glamour modelling and is attempting to develop a dance music career. Her relationship was rekindled with RuPaul when Ru cast Candis as Annaka Manners in the 2007 film Starrbooty. That same year Cayne also played Carmelita, a transsexual who is having an affair with married New York Attorney General Patrick Darling (played by William Baldwin), in the serial drama "Dirty Sexy Money". [Metro.co.uk (March 13, 2008). [http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=117834&in_page_id=7&expand=true Transsexual beauty makes TV history] . Accessed 2008-03-14.] She currently resides in Los Angeles.

References

External links

* [http://www.CandisCayne.com Candis Cayne website]
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* [http://www.tglife.com/Interactive/Photo%20Galleries/?GalleID=20&gale=Candis%20Cayne Candis Cayne gallery]
* [http://www.briannaaustin.com/photogalleries/divas/CandisCayne/candisgallery.html Candis Cayne gallery]
* [http://www.queenmother.tv/nyc/candis/candis_cayne_main.php Candis Cayne profile]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S4MDMFfc9w Interview from 2002 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ila2UxmBvog Music Video on YouTube]
* [http://www.newnownextawards.com Candis Cayne hosts NewNowNext Awards for LOGO]
*http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20071015/293.cayne.candis.101507.jpg
* [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/portal/site/TelevisionWithoutPity/menuitem.766266d5c663f366b180b41045001d30/?vgnextoid=11a13c8a3a3e4110VgnVCM1000006dc1d240RCRD&vgnextfmt=default&ShowName=Dirty+Sexy+Money&currentPage=1 September 2007 Interview about Dirty Sexy Money on TelevisionWithoutPity.com]
* [http://www.TheHawaiiChannel.com/news/14606991/detail.html November 2007 KITV Hawaii article and video about Candis Cayne and TV show Dirty Sexy Money]