The Questions!
Who is
Yancy Butler?
What are her vital stats & background?
Is YB single, in a relationship, married...?
What has YB worked on?
Wow - where can I get copies of her work?
How do I contact YB?
Okay, I know who YB is now, but who are we?
Does YB have a fan club, or is there a mailing list?
Anything else you can tell me?
If that's all you can tell me, where else can I go?
Oh, BTW, where can I find some nude pics?
The information in this FAQ is culled from various articles
(both print and on-line) as well as the internet.
A huge thank you to Freedom7 for info, suggestions & corrections.
I take full responsibility for all mistakes and misinformation :)
Who is Yancy
Butler?
If you're asking this question, you're probably also wondering why there's a
whole site devoted to her - not to mention what you're doing here :)
Yancy Butler is a talented actor who has appeared in many films. starred in
a couple of television series and worked on many other projects. If legend is
to be believed, (well, maybe not legend exactly, but a couple of magazine articles),
YB started pursuing acting professionally to pay off her student loans after
being told she was too short to model (!!).
Most recently, YB has starred in Witchblade, a TNT movie and series
pilot and is working on the Witchblade TV series.
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What
are her vital stats and background?
Yancy Butler was born in New York on July 2, 1970 (which makes her a Cancer
I if you're into astrology). Her mother Leslie Butler, has been the manager of the Broadway Bound theatrical
company for nearly two decades and her father is Joe Butler, former drummer
and now also singer for the reunited The Lovin' Spoonful, who was inducted into
the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame last year.
YB grew up in Greenwich Village NY, studying dance at the Joffrey and Ailey
schools and acting at the HB studios. She earned a B.A in Liberal Arts from
Sarah Lawrence College where she studied among other subjects child psychology
and racked up many stage credits as well, graduating in 1991.
YB has brown hair, green eyes is 5'7" and currently
resides in Los Angeles.
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Is YB single, in a relationship,
married...?
Recent articles haven't elaborated on the state of YB's personal life and this
site wishes to delve no further :)
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What has YB worked on?
A more detailed account of most of these works can be found in the filmography
section. The dates refer to when the work was shot and not the release date.
Law & Order
- "Misconceptions" TV (1991)
YB's screen debut came in the form of a guest appearance playing Beverly Kern,
a secretary in a law firm, the friend of a pregnant woman who is the victim
of a vicious attack. YB's screen time only amounted to a couple of minutes but
it was an assured debut opposite the likes of Paul Sorvino, Chris Noth and Molly
Price. Also, a typically great Law & Order episode full of twists
and turns
Grapevine - "The Lisa and Billy Story"
TV (1992)
Another guest appearance, this time on CBS' Grapevine, a show which attempted
to deal with the sexual relations between men and women. YB played Karen.
Mann & Machine
TV.(1992)
YB playing Sergeant Eve Edison starred opposite David Andrews (Detective Bobby
Mann) in this short-lived sci-fi TV series. Basically, a cop show set in the
future, Eve was a cyborg assigned to work with Mann. Nine episodes were made.
The Hit List (1992)
YB stars opposite Jeff Fahey and James Coburn as Jordan Henning. An entertaining
thriller with some good twists.
South Beach TV (1993)
From the creators of Mann & Machine, YB stars as Kate Patrick, a
conwoman who is coerced into working for a government agent named Roberts (John
Glover). An 1-1/2 hour pilot and six subsequent episodes were made.
Hard Target (1993)
YB plays Natasha Binder in John Woo's first US film which also starred Jean
Claude Van Damme and Lance Henriksen. A typically great, highly stylised, beautifully
shot John Woo action film.
Annie's Garden (1994)
YB plays Lisa, a writer stranded in a small town where she starts finding out
a dark and disturbing secret about its inhabitants.
Drop Zone (1994)
YB plays Jess Crossman opposite Wesley Snipe's Pete Nessip, in this action film
about skydiving terrorists.
Let It Be Me (1995)
From the writer of Dirty Dancing, a ballroom dancing romance with YB
playing a dance instructor named Corinne who is hired by Gabe to teach him how
to dance as a surprise for his wife.
Fast Money (1995)
YB plays car thief Francesca Marsh in this action film alongside Matt McCoy's
Jack Martin, a meek journalist on his way to cover a karaoke competition, who
together stumble along $2.7 million in a stolen briefcase with the accompanying
bad guys hot on their trail.
The Ex (1996)
YB plays Deidre Kenyon, a slightly unhinged woman (okay, she's plain nuts),
who stalks her ex-husband and his new family.
Ravager (1997)
YB plays Avedon Hammond in this sci-fi thriller set aboard a transport ship
where a deadly bio-weapon called Ravager has been accidentally unleashed.
Perversions Of Science
- "Given The Heir" TV (1997)
In this episode of Perversions Of Science, a 1/2 hour show similar to Tales
From The Crypt YB plays Lisa Gerou a woman who engineers to go back in time
to meet the man she is obsessed with (played by William McNamara).
NYPD Blue - "I Love Lucy"
TV (1997)
YB plays Lucinda Hastings, a high school friend of Jill Kirkendall (Andrea Thompson)
now a drug addict, whose parents enlist Jill's help for their daughter. YB's
screen time amounted to about 5 minutes.
Brooklyn South TV (1997)
YB plays Ann Marie Kersey, an officer in 74th precinct in Steven Bochco's fantastic
ensemble cop drama. It lasted for a season before CBS cancelled it. 22 episodes
were made.
The Treat (1998)
This film hasn't been released in the US. YB was billed as a "guest appearance"
on the poster and plays a cop who is the lover of Dolly (Pamela Gidley) who
is one of the main characters.
The Witness Files (1998)
YB plays Sandy Dickinson, a make-up artist who goes after the corrupt lawyer
who set the stage for her wrongful imprisonment. Released in Canada (1998),
US (1999). Out on video & DVD in the US now and has screened on cable in
Australia.
The New Adventures of Spin And Marty: Suspect Behaviour
TV (1998)
In this Disney movie, a spin-off from the popular 1950s serial, YB plays Veronica
Hulka, a character she has described in recent interviews as "Cruella De
Ville-ish". Recently screened in the US on ABC.
Doomsday Man
(1999)
YB plays Kate, an Army Major who works in a biological warfare research facility.
Spenser: Thin Air
TV (1999)
Joe Mantegna reprises the Spenser series and YB plays Lisa St. Claire.
Third Watch - "32
Bullets and a Broken Heart" and "Officer
Involved" TV (2000)
YB guest stars in two episode's of this series centred around the lives of cops
and paramedics. She plays Treva who becomes romantically involved with one of
the main characters. Screen time all up is a couple of minutes only.
Witchblade
TV (2000)
In this film adapted from the popular comic books, YB stars as Sara Pezzini,
a New York cop who stumbles across the ancient and powerful Witchblade.
Witchblade TV series (2001)
The TV series based on the comic books. Productions begins late February and
the series is set to premiere on TNT on June 12 and will air on Tuesday nights
at 9 throughout the summer.
Aside from film and TV work, YB also has performed in a number of audiobooks:
Malice Domestic Vol. 3 - (1998)
YB performs Wendy Hornsby's "High Heels in the Headliner" in
this anthology.
Malice Domestic Vol. 4
- (1998)
YB performs P M Carlson's "Put Out The Light" in this anthlogy.
Rattlesnake Crossing
- J A Jance(1998)
YB performs J A Jance's novel, a Joanna Brady mystery.
We Could Do Worse: A Millenial Collection of Alternate
Histories" (1999)
Anthology.
For the Good of the Firm: Legal thrillers
(1999)
Anthology.
Outlaw Mountain -
J A Jance (1999)
Available in both abridged and unabridged formats.
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Wow
- where can I get copies of her work?
Okay - the easy ones
to get a hold of are Hard Target, Drop Zone and The Ex, which
are still sold by video retailers.
Out of print or deleted movies such as The Hit List, Ravager, Annie's Garden
and Fast Money regularly crop up at online auction sites such as eBay,
Yahoo! or Amazon.com
while Let It Be Me also surfaces periodically on eBay
in VCD form.
The Witness Files has recently been released on video and DVD in the US
and Canada, Thin Air on video from A&E, and, while TNT's run of the
Witchblade movie seems to be over for now, it has cropped up on auction
sites as well (taped from TV though). It also appears that Warner Bros has released
this on video/VCD in some countries such as the Phillipines and Malaysia. Witchblade
will be released on video in Australia on April 18 and New Zealand on April
19.
Spin and Marty looks like it has been released on the US video rental market
and crops up on eBay occasionally..
As for the TV shows - Mann & Machine is repeated by the US's Sci-Fi
Channel every once in a while and in the UK Brooklyn South has been released
on video. Some cable shows have daily doses of Law & Order, so you
might luck out and catch "Misconceptions". Witchblade the series,
airs on Tuesday nights on TNT.
To check if any of YB's work is on US TV, click here
for TV Now's monthly schedule.
The audiobooks are available on amazon.com
and audible.com and sometimes pop up on the auction
sites..
Basically, if you're searching for harder to find works, try the auction sites
and if you can watch PAL videos (as opposed to the NTSC standard in the US)
a great site to have a look at is Blackstar
which offers a video search service for deleted titles as well.
Happy searching!
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How do I contact YB?
Write to Ms. Butler care of these addresses:
|
Agent Writers & Artists Agency 8383 Wilshire Blvd., #550 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 |
|
It might take a while, but I know people who
have had a good success rate with these, so good luck :)
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Okay, I
know who YB is now, but who are we?
There was a great term coined by a YB fan named
Chris* who suggested that all YB fans were Yancelots. It's cute,
it's punny and it's kinda catchy!
*Chumley noted this little gem on his site :)
Does YB have a fan
club or is there a mailing list?
As far as I know there is no official Yancy Butler Fan Club. Nor is there an
internet discussion/mailing list. The closest thing to either of these is the
Yancy Butler Club at Yahoo!, where you can join and chat about YB with a fantastic group of
people in the form of a bulletin board. You can either visit the board or choose
to receive messages via email and once a member you have access to the picture
galleries. Of course another huge bonus is that the people who gather at the
Yahoo! club are extraordinarily tuned in to all things YB and the latest news
is always posted there before it reaches any of the fan sites and before lazy
webmasters can update their sites (looks guiltily away). So, go on - join the
Yancy Butler Club at Yahoo!. It's all YB, all the time :)
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Anything else you can tell
me?
Um...(searching) - one of YB's interests is completing the New
York Times daily crossword puzzle!
This is the round-about way of saying this FAQ is pretty much exhausted :)
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If that's all you can
tell me, where else can I go?
Other great YB fan sites on the net are:
Other sites with
YB content can be found in my links section.
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Oh, BTW,
where can I find some nude pics?
AAARRRGGHHHHH!!!!! Do not ask me this question! I don't know,
I don't care to know and I don't care to know anyone who wants to know! (huh?
reads back last sentence slowly - yep, I meant exactly what I wrote).
Most people who visit this site and those that frequent the Yahoo! club (i.e.
fans) are infinitely more interested in finding out about YB's work and upcoming
projects and supporting those than scouring the net trying to download nude
pictures of her! In fact any offensive entries in my guestbook are prompty dealt
with and similar posts at the Yahoo! club aren't taken kindly to either. <end
rant>
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If there are any other questions you wish this FAQ to deal with, information
that you think is lacking or amiss, please email me
:)
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