Yancy Butler
Actress

Yancy Butler Net Worth

Yancy Butler is a third-generation showbiz star, born in New York City in 1970. Her father is Joe Butler of the Lovin' Spoonful, her mother was a Broadway company manager, and her grandparents were also involved in theater. Butler began studying at HB Studios at the age of 13 and went on to attend Sarah Lawrence College. She made her motion picture debut in John Woo's "Hard Target" and her television debut in "Law & Order". This led to her starring roles in "Mann and Machine" and "South Beach".
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day July 02, 1970
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 52 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–present

💰 Net worth

Yancy Butler, a well-known actress in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With her remarkable talent and dedication to her craft, Yancy has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Over the years, she has portrayed various memorable characters on both the big and small screens, earning her a loyal fan base. As she continues to showcase her skills, it is no surprise that her net worth is expected to grow steadily in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1960

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.

1979

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.

1992

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.

2000

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.

2002

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.

2003

Fourteen months after the cancellation of the Witchblade series, in November 2003, Butler was taken into custody in Delray Beach, Florida, for disorderly intoxication and sentenced to a substance-abuse treatment program after police there found her stumbling in and out of traffic. Butler told police that she was an alcoholic who was on medication, according to a Delray Beach Police report. At first, she said she'd been kicked out of a halfway house, but later said she was still in one, the report said.

2007

On February 2, 2007, a former boyfriend of Butler's was arraigned in Litchfield, Connecticut on charges stemming from a stalking complaint she had filed. On September 27, 2007, the former boyfriend pleaded no contest in Bantam Superior Court to one count of creating a public disturbance and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.

2012

In 2005, Yancy starred in the film Bloodlines. In 2006, she starred in the film Striking Range. In 2007, she appeared in 13 episodes of the television soap opera As the World Turns, as Ava Jenkins. She was confirmed to appear in Tales of an Ancient Empire, the follow-up to The Sword and the Sorcerer. On January 24, 2012, Tales of an Ancient Empire was released on DVD. Butler, however, did not appear in the film. She appeared in a small role in another comic-book adaptation, the film version of Kick-Ass.

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