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Yancy Butler
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July 2, 1970 in New York, NY
Biography:Raised in the 1970s bohemia of New York's Greenwich Village, "Yancy Butler" dabbled in acting in college at Sarah Lawrence, but didn't decide to make it her career until after graduation. After guest appearances on TV, including 1990s New York stalwart "Law & Order", and featured roles in the short-lived series Mann and Machine (1992) and "South Beach" (1993), the husky-voiced "Butler" made her film debut opposite "Jean-Claude Van Damme" in "John Woo"'s inaugural American effort, "Hard Target" (1993). Aided by her exotic good looks as well as her acting chops, "Butler" became the action babe du jour with subsequent starring roles in "Drop Zone" (1994) opposite "Wesley Snipes" and B-actioner "Fast Money" (1995). Breaking away from the genre, "Butler" joined the cast of the ill-received ballroom dance comedy "Let It Be Me" (1995) and played the titular psycho in B-thriller "The Ex" (1997).... Full Biography
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