Brett Butler Biography

Brett Butler biography

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NAME: Brett Butler
OCCUPATION: Television Actress
BIRTH DATE: January 30, 1958 (Age: 55)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Montgomery, Alabama
Originally: Brett Ashley Anderson
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Brett Butler found fame on TV as Grace Kelly, a divorced, working-class mother of three on the hit 1990s comedy Grace Under Fire.

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She sought treatment for an addiction to painkillers in 1996 and again in 1997. Production on the show was halted indefinitely in 1998 to give Butler time to address some personal issues. There were reports that she lashed out at one of the show’s producers during a show taping.

Since the show’s end, Brett Butler was out of the public eye for a while. She re-emerged and returned to performing stand-up, including her 2003 Gravel Throated Harpy Tour. Over the years,

Butler has also made a few television appearances, guesting on My Name Is Earl in 2006 and having a supporting role in the action thriller Vampire Bats (2005) and a small part in the drama Mrs. Harris (2005).

Brett Butler was married to Ken Ziegler from 1987 to 1999.