Vanessa R. Butler
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Chelsea
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Monica Beasley
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as State Police Officer Gates
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Nurse
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Commission Agent
A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as First Cop
A happily married man's life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious hit-and-run accident in Tel Aviv. Grief-stricken and confused, he searches for his wife's killers, who have fled to the U.S. With the help of an ex-lover, he uncovers disturbing truths about his beloved wife and the secrets she kept from him.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Mom (Voice)
When college student Amara Graye begins receiving cryptic threats, what starts as targeted harassment spirals into a disturbing psychological mystery. As paranoia fractures her sense of reality, Amara’s fear begins to resemble control and her trauma may hide more than one kind of danger.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Female Soldier
A woman and a soldier exchange letters for a year before their worlds collide.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Friend
Aaron is a disillusioned, gay 30-something New Yorker reeling from a romantic fling. Seeking answers, he heads to his favorite spot in Astoria Park, where an unexpected encounter helps him reframe his outlook on love and life in the City.