Yancy Butler Net Worth

What Is Yancy Butler's Net Worth?

Yancy Butler is an American actress who has a net worth of $500 thousand. Yancy Butler is known for roles such as Officer Anne-Marie Kersey on the CBS police drama "Brooklyn South" (1997–1998), Detective Sara Pezzini on TNT's "Witchblade" (2001–2002), and Ava Jenkins on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" (2007). Butler has more than 50 acting credits to her name, including the films "Hard Target" (1993), "Drop Zone" (1994), "Kick-Ass" (2010), "Death Race 2050" (2017), and "Initiation" (2021), the TV movies "Wolvesbayne" (2008), "Lake Placid 3" (2010), and "Witness Protection" (2017), and the television series "Mann & Machine" (1992) and "South Beach" (1993).

Early Life

Yancy Butler was born Yancy Victoria Butler on July 2, 1970, in New York City. Her mother, Leslie Vega, managed a theatre company, and her father, Joe Butler, is the former drummer and lead singer of the folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful, which is known for hits such as "Summer in the City," "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?," and "Do You Believe in Magic." When she was 13 years old, Yancy began studying act at New York's HB Studios. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1991.

Career

Butler made her film debut in 1979's "Savage Weekend" as a child. In the early '90s, she guest-starred on "Law & Order" (1991) and "Grapevine" (1992), and she played Sgt. Eve Edison on the NBC sci-fi police drama "Mann & Machine" (1992) and Kate Patrick on another NBC series, "South Beach" (1993). Around this time, Yancy appeared in the films "Hard Target" (1993), "The Hit List" (1993), "Drop Zone" (1994), "Let It Be Me" (1995), "Fast Money" (1996), "Ravager" (1997), "The Ex" (1997), "Annie's Garden" (1997), "The Treat" (1998), and "The Witness Files" (1999). She guest-starred on "NYPD Blue" and "Perversions of Science" in 1997, and from 1997 to 1998, she starred as Officer Anne-Marie Kersey on the CBS police drama "Brooklyn South," which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Television New Dramatic Series. In 2000, Butler played the lead role of Detective Sara Pezzini in the TV movie "Witchblade," and from 2001 to 2002, she reprised her role on the TNT series of the same name. Yancy appeared in the films "Doomsday Man" (2000), "The Last Letter" (2004), "Striking Range" (2006), and "Vote and Die: Liszt for President" (2008) and the TV movies "Thin Air" (2000), "Double Cross" (2006), "Basilisk: The Serpent King" (2006), and "Wolvesbayne" (2008), and she had a recurring role as Ava Jenkins on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" in 2007.

In 2010, Butler played Angie D'Amico in the superhero film "Kick-Ass" alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, and Nicolas Cage. The film grossed $96.2 million at the box office, and it won an Empire Award for Best British Film and earned a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Action Movie and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best British Independent Film. Yancy reprised her role in 2013's "Kick-Ass 2," which earned $60.8 million. Butler starred as Reba in the Syfy movies "Lake Placid 3" (2010), "Lake Placid: The Final Chapter" (2012), and "Lake Placid vs. Anaconda" (2015), and she also appeared in the television films "Rage of the Yeti" (2011), "Boyfriend Killer" (2017), and "Witness Protection" (2017). She guest-starred on "The Mentalist" in 2011, then she appeared in the films "Shark Week" (2012), "Hansel & Gretel Get Baked" (2013), "Death Race 2050" (2017), "Chasing the Star" (2017), "The Assassin's Code" (2018), "American Criminal" (2019), "Emerald Run" (2020), "Initiation" (2021), "Boogey-Man" (2021), "The Accursed" (2021), and "Last Call in the Dog House" (2021). Yancy was also in the 2021 miniseries "Diary of a Lunatic."

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Personal Life

In November 2003, Yancy was arrested for disorderly intoxication in Delray Beach, and she was ordered to complete a substance abuse treatment program. The police report stated that "numerous witnesses told officers on the scene that they saw Butler wandering on a major thoroughfare, Linton Boulevard, shortly after 10 p.m., falling to the ground on several occasions and forcing motorists to swerve to avoid hitting her." In 2007, she crashed her car and was charged with DUI. In April 2017, Yancy was arrested for possession of drugs and aggravated drunken driving in Sag Harbor, New York. She was found "slumped over the steering wheel, key in the ignition and engine running" after her Subaru hopped a curb. According to The East Hampton Star, "Police said there was a half-empty bottle of Smirnoff vodka sticking out of her purse, which was on the passenger seat next to her. An officer reached into the car and turned off the ignition. When Ms. Butler came to, police reported, she was 'unable to make a complete sentence.' A Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance crew initially cleared her of any medical issues, but when she stepped out of the car she could not stand without officers supporting her."

Awards and Nominations

In 1998, "Brooklyn South" won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Television New Dramatic Series, and in 2002, Butler earned a Saturn Award (from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films) for Best Actress in a Television Series for "Witchblade." At the 2016 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival, she was named an Artemis Action Powerhouse. In 2018, "Chasing the Star" won the Most Inspirational award at the International Christian Film Festival, and in 2019, Yancy received a Best Lead Actress nomination for "Emerald Run" at the Milan International Filmmaker Festival.

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