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{{short description|American television and film actress}} |
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| name = Yancy Victoria Butler |
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| image = YancyButler5.JPG |
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| caption = '''Yancy Butler''' attending the [[Big Apple Convention]] on [[June 8]], [[2008]]. |
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| caption = Butler in May 2009 |
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| birth_name = Yancy Victoria Butler |
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| birthplace = {{nowrap|{{city-state|Greenwich Village|New York}}, [[United States|U.S.]]}} |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2}} |
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| occupation = [[Film]], [[television]] [[actress]] |
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| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |
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| father = [[Joe Butler]] |
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| occupation = Actress |
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| alma_mater = [[Sarah Lawrence College]] |
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| years_active = 1979, 1991–present |
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'''Yancy Victoria Butler''' (born [[July 2]], [[1970]] in [[Greenwich Village]], [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[television]] and [[Film|movie]] [[Actor|actress]]. She is the daughter of [[Joe Butler]], drummer for the [[sixties]] rock group [[The Lovin' Spoonful]]. |
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'''Yancy Victoria Butler''' (born July 2, 1970)<ref name=enc>{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/butler-yancy-1970|work=[[Encyclopedia.com]]|title=Butler, Yancy 1970–|publisher=[[Cengage]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230924194928/https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/butler-yancy-1970|archive-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref> is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 film ''[[Hard Target]]'', Jess Crossman in ''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]'' (1994), and Detective [[Sara Pezzini]] on the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] supernatural drama series ''[[Witchblade (2001 TV series)|Witchblade]]''. For her performance in ''Witchblade'', she won a [[Saturn Award]] for Best Actress in a Television Series. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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After growing up in Greenwich Village, New York City, she went on to study at [[Sarah Lawrence College]] in 1987, where she majored in [[liberal arts]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Yancy Victoria Butler was born in [[Greenwich Village]] in Manhattan, the daughter of Leslie Vega, a theatre company manager, and [[Joe Butler]], the drummer and vocalist for the 1960s rock group [[the Lovin' Spoonful]].<ref name=sno>{{Cite news|title=Interview: Yancy Butler (Witchblade's Sara Pezzini) - Part Two|publisher=Sci Fi Dimensions|date=July 2002|url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jul02/yancybutler2.htm|access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=June 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612110443/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jul02/yancybutler2.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* Butler's first major role was in the [[television series]] ''[[Mann & Machine]]'' in 1992, in which she played an android police officer partnered with a human detective. The series was set in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in the near future. The series was co-created by [[Dick Wolf]], of ''[[Law & Order]]'' fame. A year later, she starred in her second series, ''[[South Beach (1993 TV series)|South Beach]]'' also for Dick Wolf, in which she played a con artist and thief who made a deal with the federal government: in exchange for their wiping of her criminal record, she performs certain tasks for them. Seven episodes of this series were produced, but only six were broadcast. |
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Butler attended [[Sarah Lawrence College]], graduating in 1991.<ref name=enc/> |
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* Butler's first film appearance, which she also starred in, was [[John Woo]]'s 1993 film, ''[[Hard Target]]'', featuring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]. She then starred in the 1994 film ''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]'', featuring [[Wesley Snipes]]. In 1995, she starred as Corinne the dancer in the film ''[[Let It Be Me (film)|Let It Be Me]]''. Butler was cast as a series regular in the television series ''[[Brooklyn South]]'' playing Anne-Marie Kersey, a Brooklyn policewoman, which ran for a full season in 1997–1998, totaling 22 episodes which she appeared in almost every one. |
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==Career== |
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* Butler starred in the television series ''[[Witchblade (TV series)|Witchblade]]'', based on an adaptation from the [[comic book]] (also titled ''[[Witchblade]]''), which ran for two seasons on the [[Turner Network Television]] network (TNT) for a total of 23 episodes. The series has a "[[cult television]]" following, and was ranked seventh in the Top 10 Basic Cable Dramas for 2002 (Multichannel News, February 24, 2003). The show's cancellation was announced after the second season in September 2002.<ref name="EOnline-WitchbladeCancelled">{{cite web |
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According to the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', a fan site dedicated to Butler described her as having an "unmistakable husky voice and big, intense eyes"; flattered, she told the newspaper: "That makes me sound like [[Peter Lorre]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Andrew |title='Witchblade' star rebounds from rehab |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-06-30-0206300078-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=June 30, 2002 |access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref> Butler's first major role was in the television series ''[[Mann & Machine]]'' in 1992, in which she played an android police officer partnered with a human detective. The series was set in Los Angeles in the near future. The series was co-created by [[Dick Wolf]]. A year later, she starred in her second series, ''[[South Beach (1993 TV series)|South Beach]]'', in which she played a con artist and thief who made a deal with the federal government; in exchange for their wiping of her criminal record, she performs certain tasks for them. |
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| publisher=E! Online |
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| title="Witchblade" Sliced by TNT |
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| url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=79462aa7-4e88-49cb-9d58-429008f1b665 |
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| date=2002-09-05 |
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| first=Grossberg |
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| last=Josh |
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| accessdate=2006-12-29 |
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}}</ref> |
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Butler's first film appearance was a small supporting role in the 1979 slasher film ''[[Savage Weekend]]''. Her next film appearance was a starring role in [[John Woo]]'s 1993 film, ''[[Hard Target]]''. She then starred in the 1994 film ''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]''. In 1995, she starred as Corinne the dancer in the film ''[[Let It Be Me (1995 film)|Let It Be Me]]''. Butler was cast as a series regular in the CBS television series ''[[Brooklyn South]]'' playing Anne-Marie Kersey, a Brooklyn policewoman, which ran for one season from 1997 to 1998. |
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* In 2005, Yancy starred in the film ''Bloodlines'', alongside [[Lou Diamond Phillips]].<ref>[http://www.bloodlinesmovie.com/ Bloodlines Movie], from [http://www.s-films.com/ Serendipitous Films]</ref> |
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Butler starred in the television film ''[[Witchblade (2000 film)|Witchblade]]'' (2000) and the [[Witchblade (2001 TV series)|subsequent television series]], adapted from the ongoing comic book [[Witchblade|of the same title]]; the series ran for two seasons on the [[Turner Network Television]] network for a total of 23 episodes. The series has a cult following, and was ranked seventh in the Top 10 Basic Cable Dramas for 2002. The show's cancellation was announced after the second season in September 2002.<ref name="EOnline-WitchbladeCancelled">{{cite web | publisher=E! Online |
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* In 2006, Butler starred in the American movie ''Striking Range''. and in 2007, she appeared in thirteen episodes of the television soap opera ''[[As The World Turns]]'', as character "Ava Jenkins."<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000319/ Yancy Butler Overview], from [http://www.imdb.com The Internet Movie Database]</ref> |
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|title="Witchblade" Sliced by TNT | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=79462aa7-4e88-49cb-9d58-429008f1b665 | date=September 5, 2002 | first=Grossberg | last=Josh | access-date=December 29, 2006}}</ref> |
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In 2005, Butler starred in the film ''Bloodlines''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s-films.com/portfolio/striking-range-trailer/ |title=Striking Range [Bloodlines] Trailer |website=Serendipitous Films}}</ref> For distribution purposes, it was retitled in 2006 as ''Striking Range''. In 2007, she appeared in 13 episodes of the television soap opera ''[[As the World Turns]]'', as Ava Jenkins.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} She was confirmed to appear in ''[[Tales of an Ancient Empire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/yancy-butler-joins-family-tales |title=Yancy Butler Joins the Family in Tales |work=Dreadcentral.com |date=April 17, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> the follow-up to ''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36509 |title=A Few More Details On That SWORD AND THE SORCERER Follow-Up We've Been Hearing About!! - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news |publisher=Aintitcool.com |date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> On January 24, 2012, ''Tales of an Ancient Empire'' was released on DVD. Butler, however, did not appear in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Ancient-Empire-Melissa-Ordway/dp/B0062KMDPM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328059235&sr=8-1|title=Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)|website=Amazon |access-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> She appeared in a small role in another comic-book adaptation, the [[Kick-Ass (film)|film version]] of ''[[Kick-Ass (comic book)|Kick-Ass]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://actionflickchick.com/superaction/interview-yancy-butler/ |title="Interview: Yancy Butler (Witchblade, Wolvesbane)" Action Flick Chick; October 26, 2009 |publisher=Actionflickchick.com |date=October 26, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Legal issues== |
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In November 2003, Butler was taken into custody in [[Delray Beach, Florida]], for disorderly intoxication and sentenced to a substance-abuse treatment program.<ref name="EOnline-ButlerRehab">{{cite web | publisher=E! Online | title="Witchblade" Star Ordered to Rehab | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d58f45ce-6162-413d-bf44-a71b7c2127e8 | date=November 24, 2003 | first=Grossberg | last=Josh | access-date=December 29, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184322/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d58f45ce-6162-413d-bf44-a71b7c2127e8 | archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> In 2007, she was charged with driving under the influence after she crashed her car.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-15-butler-arrest_N.htm |title=Actress Yancy Butler arrested for DUI |work=[[USA Today]] |date=March 15, 2007}}</ref> |
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Fourteen months after the cancellation of the Witchblade series, Butler was arrested and charged with disorderly intoxication. She was ordered to enter rehabilitation at the Renaissance Institute in Boca Raton by a South Florida court.<ref name="EOnline-ButlerRehab">{{cite web |
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| publisher=E! Online |
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| title="Witchblade" Star Ordered to Rehab |
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| url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d58f45ce-6162-413d-bf44-a71b7c2127e8 |
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| date=2003-11-24 |
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| first=Grossberg |
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| last=Josh |
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On April 3, 2017, Butler was arrested in [[Sag Harbor, New York]], and charged with aggravated drunken driving and possession of drugs after she was found passed out behind the wheel of her car after it had hopped a curb onto the sidewalk.<ref name=EastHampstonStar>{{cite web|url=https://www.easthamptonstar.com/archive/actress-charged-again-drunken-driving|newspaper=[[The East Hampton Star]]|title=Actress Charged Again With Drunken Driving|author=Morrow, T. E.|language=en-US|url-status=bot: unknown|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2022|archivedate=June 21, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621005417/https://www.easthamptonstar.com/archive/actress-charged-again-drunken-driving}}</ref> |
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On February 2nd of 2007, Butler's former boyfriend was arraigned in Litchfield, CT on charges stemming from a stalking complaint filed by the actress. <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-02-01-yancy-butler_x.htm 'Witchblade' star says ex-boyfriend stalked her] 2/1/2007 10:37 AM ET USA Today</ref><ref>[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17855298&BRD=2303&PAG=461&dept_id=478976&rfi=6 'Witchblade' Actress Arrested At Sharon Home After Incident] |
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LITCHFIELD-Turner Network Television's "Witchblade" star Yancy Butler, who last week accused an ex-boyfriend of stalking her, was ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday in Bantam Superior Court after State Police arrested her last Sunday in Sharon on a disorderly conduct charge. By: Tracy Kennedy 02/15/2007 Litchfield County Times</ref>. |
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==Personal life== |
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On [[March 13]], [[2007]], Butler was charged with [[driving under the influence]] and failure to drive in the established lane after she crashed her [[Saab 900]] into a wire guard rail in [[Sharon, Connecticut]]<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-15-butler-arrest_N.htm Actress Yancy Butler arrested for DUI] USA Today 3/15/2007 9:13 AM</ref>. The actress was released on a $500 bail and ordered to appear in [[Bantam, Connecticut|Bantam]] Superior Court on [[March 26]], [[2007]].<ref name="Actress Yancy Butler Arrested for DUI">{{cite web | publisher=ABC News Online | title="Actress Yancy Butler Arrested for DUI" | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2952891&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 | date=2007-03-15 |
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As of 2017, Butler lives in [[Winnetka, Los Angeles]].<ref name=EastHampstonStar/> |
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| accessdate=2007-03-15 }}</ref> <ref name="Actress finds legal trouble of her own">{{cite web |
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| publisher=The Register Citizen | title="Actress finds legal trouble of her own" | url=http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17847519&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=12530&rfi=6 |
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| first=Tracy | last=Kennedy | date=2007-02-14 | accessdate=2007-03-15 }}</ref> <ref name="SHARON: Actress charged in domestic violence case">{{cite web | publisher=Waterbury Republican American | title="SHARON: Actress charged in domestic violence case" | url=http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=19686 | first=BRYAN | last=SUNDIE | date=2007-02-14 |
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| accessdate=2007-03-15 }}</ref> On [[March 28]], Bantam Superior Court Judge Richard Marano issued a re-arrest order for Butler because she had twice not appeared at scheduled court dates. The judge directed that the warrant not be served until [[April 2]] to give Butler a chance to explain why she wasn't in court.<ref name="A no-show in court, `Witchblade' star facing another arrest">{{cite web |
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| publisher=The Associated Press via The Advocate | title="A no-show in court, `Witchblade' star facing another arrest" | url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-28012814.apds.m0861.bc-ct--peopmar28,0,4098830.story?track=rss |
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| date=2007-03-28 | accessdate=2007-03-28 }}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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* On [[June 10]], [[2002]], Butler won a [[Saturn Award]] for "Best Actress in a Television Series", at the 29th Annual Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards ceremony, for her performances in Witchblade.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_of_Science_Fiction_Fantasy_And_Horror_Films_USA/2002 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Saturn Award Recipients, 2002], from [http://www.imdb.com The Internet Movie Database]</ref> |
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| ''[[Savage Weekend]]'' |
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| Little Girl |
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| 1993 |
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| 2001 - 2002 || ''[[Witchblade]]'' || Detective Sara Pezzini |
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| 1995 |
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| 1992 || ''[[Mann & Machine]]'' || Sgt. Eve Edison |
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| ''Striking Range'' |
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| Emily Johanson |
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| ''Shark Week'' |
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| Elena |
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| ''[[Lake Placid: The Final Chapter]]'' |
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| Reba |
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| 2013 |
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| ''[[Hansel & Gretel Get Baked]]'' |
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| Officer Hart |
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| ''[[Kick-Ass 2 (film)|Kick-Ass 2]]'' |
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| Angie D'Amico |
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| 2015 |
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| ''[[Lake Placid vs. Anaconda]]'' |
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| Reba |
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| 2017 |
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| ''[[Death Race 2050]]'' |
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| Alexis Hamilton |
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| ''[[The Assassin's Code]]'' |
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| Laura Consolo |
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| 2019 |
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| ''American Criminal'' |
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| Dr. Penelope Lang |
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| 2020 |
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| ''Emerald Run'' |
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| Anna Thomas |
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| 2021 |
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| ''[[Initiation (2020 film)|Initiation]]'' |
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| Detective Sandra Fitzgerald |
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| 2021 |
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| ''The Accursed'' |
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| Hana |
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| 1991 |
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|2008||''Vote and Die: Liszt for President''||Ann Barklely|| |
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| ''[[Law & Order]]'' |
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| Beverly Kern |
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|2006||''Basilisk: The Serpent King''||Hannah Carmelina Santorini Frankman|| |
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| Episode: "[[Law & Order (season 2)#ep28|Misconception]]" |
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| 1992 |
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|2006||''Striking Range''||Emily Johanson|| |
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| ''[[Mann & Machine]]'' |
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| Sgt. Eve Edison |
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| 9 episodes |
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| 1993 |
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|2006||''Double Cross''||Herself (host)|| |
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| ''[[South Beach (1993 TV series)|South Beach]]'' |
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| Kate Patrick |
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| 7 episodes |
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| 1997 |
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|2004||"The Last Letter"||Ms. Toney / Alicia Cromwell|| |
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| ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' |
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| Lucinda "Lucy" Hastings |
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| 1 episode |
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| 1997–1998 |
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|1999||''The Witness Files''||Sandy Dickinson|| |
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| ''[[Brooklyn South]]'' |
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| Officer Anne-Marie Kersey |
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| 21 episodes |
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| 2000 |
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|1997||The Ex||Deidre Kenyon|| |
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| ''[[Witchblade (2000 film)|Witchblade]]'' |
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| Detective [[Sara Pezzini]] |
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| Television movie |
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|1996||''Fast Money''||Francesca|| |
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| ''[[Witchblade (2001 TV series)|Witchblade]]'' |
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| Detective Sara Pezzini |
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| 23 episodes |
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| 2006 |
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|1995||''[[Let It Be Me (film)|Let It Be Me]]''||Corinne|| |
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| ''Double Cross'' |
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| Kathy Swanson |
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| Television movie |
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| 2006 |
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|1994||''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]''||Jessie Crossman|| |
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| ''Basilisk: The Serpent King'' |
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| Hannah Carmelina Santorini Frankman |
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| Television movie |
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| 2007 |
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|1993||''[[Hard Target]]''||Natasha Binder|| |
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| ''[[As the World Turns]]'' |
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| Ava Jenkins |
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| 13 episodes |
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| 2008 |
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|1993||The Hit List||Jordan Henning||TV Movie |
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| ''[[Wolvesbayne]]'' |
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| Lillith |
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| Television movie |
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| 2010 |
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| ''[[Lake Placid 3]]'' |
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| Reba |
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| Television movie |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[The Mentalist]]'' |
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| Aunt Jodie |
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| Episode: "Blood for Blood" |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[Rage of the Yeti]]'' |
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| Villers |
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| Television movie |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[Lake Placid: The Final Chapter]]'' |
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| Reba |
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| Television movie |
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| 2015 |
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| ''[[Lake Placid vs. Anaconda]]'' |
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| Reba |
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| Television movie |
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 10 November 2024
Yancy Butler | |
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 Butler in May 2009 | |
| Born | Yancy Victoria Butler July 2, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979, 1991–present |
| Father | Joe Butler |
Yancy Victoria Butler (born July 2, 1970)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 film Hard Target, Jess Crossman in Drop Zone (1994), and Detective Sara Pezzini on the TNT supernatural drama series Witchblade. For her performance in Witchblade, she won a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Television Series.
Early life
[edit]Yancy Victoria Butler was born in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, the daughter of Leslie Vega, a theatre company manager, and Joe Butler, the drummer and vocalist for the 1960s rock group the Lovin' Spoonful.[2]
Butler attended Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 1991.[1]
Career
[edit]According to the Chicago Tribune, a fan site dedicated to Butler described her as having an "unmistakable husky voice and big, intense eyes"; flattered, she told the newspaper: "That makes me sound like Peter Lorre."[3] Butler's first major role was in the television series Mann & Machine in 1992, in which she played an android police officer partnered with a human detective. The series was set in Los Angeles in the near future. The series was co-created by Dick Wolf. A year later, she starred in her second series, South Beach, in which she played a con artist and thief who made a deal with the federal government; in exchange for their wiping of her criminal record, she performs certain tasks for them.
Butler's first film appearance was a small supporting role in the 1979 slasher film Savage Weekend. Her next film appearance was a starring role in John Woo's 1993 film, Hard Target. She then starred in the 1994 film Drop Zone. In 1995, she starred as Corinne the dancer in the film Let It Be Me. Butler was cast as a series regular in the CBS television series Brooklyn South playing Anne-Marie Kersey, a Brooklyn policewoman, which ran for one season from 1997 to 1998.
Butler starred in the television film Witchblade (2000) and the subsequent television series, adapted from the ongoing comic book of the same title; the series ran for two seasons on the Turner Network Television network for a total of 23 episodes. The series has a cult following, and was ranked seventh in the Top 10 Basic Cable Dramas for 2002. The show's cancellation was announced after the second season in September 2002.[4]
In 2005, Butler starred in the film Bloodlines.[5] For distribution purposes, it was retitled in 2006 as Striking Range. In 2007, she appeared in 13 episodes of the television soap opera As the World Turns, as Ava Jenkins.[citation needed] She was confirmed to appear in Tales of an Ancient Empire,[6] the follow-up to The Sword and the Sorcerer.[7] On January 24, 2012, Tales of an Ancient Empire was released on DVD. Butler, however, did not appear in the film.[8] She appeared in a small role in another comic-book adaptation, the film version of Kick-Ass.[9]
Legal issues
[edit]In November 2003, Butler was taken into custody in Delray Beach, Florida, for disorderly intoxication and sentenced to a substance-abuse treatment program.[10] In 2007, she was charged with driving under the influence after she crashed her car.[11]
On April 3, 2017, Butler was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York, and charged with aggravated drunken driving and possession of drugs after she was found passed out behind the wheel of her car after it had hopped a curb onto the sidewalk.[12]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2017, Butler lives in Winnetka, Los Angeles.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Savage Weekend | Little Girl | |
| 1993 | Hard Target | Natasha Binder | |
| 1993 | The Hit List | Jordan Henning | |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Jessie Crossman | |
| 1995 | Let It Be Me | Corinne | |
| 1996 | Fast Money | Francesca March | |
| 1997 | Ravager | Avedon Hammond | |
| 1997 | The Ex | Deidre Kenyon | |
| 1997 | Annie's Garden | Lisa Miller | |
| 1999 | The Witness Files | Sandy Dickinson | |
| 2000 | Doomsday Man | Captain Kate Roebuck | |
| 2004 | The Last Letter | Ms. Toney / Alicia Cromwell | |
| 2006 | Striking Range | Emily Johanson | |
| 2008 | Vote and Die: Liszt for President | Ann Barklely | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Angie D'Amico | |
| 2010 | Lake Placid 3 | Reba | |
| 2012 | Shark Week | Elena | |
| 2012 | Lake Placid: The Final Chapter | Reba | |
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel Get Baked | Officer Hart | |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Angie D'Amico | |
| 2015 | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | Reba | |
| 2017 | Death Race 2050 | Alexis Hamilton | Direct to video |
| 2018 | The Assassin's Code | Laura Consolo | |
| 2019 | American Criminal | Dr. Penelope Lang | |
| 2020 | Emerald Run | Anna Thomas | |
| 2021 | Initiation | Detective Sandra Fitzgerald | |
| 2021 | The Accursed | Hana |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | Beverly Kern | Episode: "Misconception" |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | Sgt. Eve Edison | 9 episodes |
| 1993 | South Beach | Kate Patrick | 7 episodes |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Lucinda "Lucy" Hastings | 1 episode |
| 1997–1998 | Brooklyn South | Officer Anne-Marie Kersey | 21 episodes |
| 2000 | Witchblade | Detective Sara Pezzini | Television movie |
| 2001–2002 | Witchblade | Detective Sara Pezzini | 23 episodes |
| 2006 | Double Cross | Kathy Swanson | Television movie |
| 2006 | Basilisk: The Serpent King | Hannah Carmelina Santorini Frankman | Television movie |
| 2007 | As the World Turns | Ava Jenkins | 13 episodes |
| 2008 | Wolvesbayne | Lillith | Television movie |
| 2010 | Lake Placid 3 | Reba | Television movie |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Aunt Jodie | Episode: "Blood for Blood" |
| 2011 | Rage of the Yeti | Villers | Television movie |
| 2012 | Lake Placid: The Final Chapter | Reba | Television movie |
| 2015 | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | Reba | Television movie |
| 2017 | Boyfriend Killer | Carrie Ellington | Television movie |
| 2017 | Witness Protection | Susan | Television movie |
Awards
[edit]On June 10, 2002, Butler won a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Television Series, at the 29th Annual Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Awards ceremony, for her performances in Witchblade.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Butler, Yancy 1970–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Interview: Yancy Butler (Witchblade's Sara Pezzini) - Part Two". Sci Fi Dimensions. July 2002. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Rodgers, Andrew (June 30, 2002). "'Witchblade' star rebounds from rehab". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Josh, Grossberg (September 5, 2002). ""Witchblade" Sliced by TNT". E! Online. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ "Striking Range [Bloodlines] Trailer". Serendipitous Films.
- ^ "Yancy Butler Joins the Family in Tales". Dreadcentral.com. April 17, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "A Few More Details On That SWORD AND THE SORCERER Follow-Up We've Been Hearing About!! - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news". Aintitcool.com. April 23, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)". Amazon. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ ""Interview: Yancy Butler (Witchblade, Wolvesbane)" Action Flick Chick; October 26, 2009". Actionflickchick.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Josh, Grossberg (November 24, 2003). ""Witchblade" Star Ordered to Rehab". E! Online. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ "Actress Yancy Butler arrested for DUI". USA Today. March 15, 2007.
- ^ a b Morrow, T. E. (April 5, 2017). "Actress Charged Again With Drunken Driving". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA – 2002 Awards". IMDb.com.
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