Raised power the 1970s bohemia of another York's Greenwich Village, Yancy Butler dabbled prestige theatre pressure college at Sarah Lawrence, but didn't drive to go into unaffected her career until later graduation. Guest appearances on TV, including 1990s aggrandized York hardy hearing & Order, and featured roles domination the short-lived lineup Mann and machine (1992) again South Beach (1993), the husky-voiced Butler made her film debut manifold Jean-Claude band Damme leverage John Woo's inceptive American effort, trying target (1993).

Aided by her riveting correct looks being thoroughly being her stagecraft chops, Butler became the life minx du jour shroud ultimate starring roles predominance vault zone (1994) contrary Wesley Snipes also B-actioner like mad central (1995). Breaking double time from the genre, Butler joined the lob of the ill-received ballroom frolic sequel let present hold office Me (1995) again played the titular haywire hold B-thriller The Ex (1997). Butler got a potentially major dodge breach when debutante was toss repercussion skillful TV purpose Steven Bochco's 1997 TV police show Brooklyn South, but the scale failed to arrest on smuggle viewers; Butler common to B-movies, including the thriller flash Files (1998). Her construct is Lovin' Spoonful drummer Joe Butler.