Yancy Butler

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Biography

The attractive ingenue continued in TV with the Dick Wolf series "South Beach" (NBC, 1993), in which she played an attractive con artist forced to work on the side of the law. Butler made her feature debut in John Woo's "Hard Target" (1993), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and followed with "Drop Zone" (1994), portraying a sky-diver opposite Wesley Snipes. Among her other projects, Butler played the female lead in "The Hit List" (Showtime, …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

July 2, 1970

Career Milestones

2002

Entered a Califoran clinic for rehab for alcohol addiction; "Witchblade" production halted, expected to resume after Butler finishes treatment

2000

Starred in the TNT movie "Witchblade" as a homicide cop who finds a magical bracelet; reprised role in the 2001 series of the same name

1997

Had regular role on the CBS drama "Brooklyn South"

1993

Feature film debut (as an adult), "Hard Target"

1993

Co-starred in the NBC TV series "South Beach"

1993

TV-movie debut, "The Hit List" (Showtime)

1992

Co-starred in the short-lived sci-fi series "Mann & Machine" (NBC)

1991

TV acting debut in an episode of NBC's "Law & Order"

1977

Returned to New York at the age of seven (date approximate)

1976

Feature acting debut (as a child), "Savage Weekend"

1973

Moved to Venice Beach, CA at the age of three (date approximate)