Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress.
In England, Butler met Irish dancer Colin Dunne and they performed together in Mayo 5000 in 1993.
[4] In 1994, under the invitation of producer Moya Doherty, she performed in a seven-minute intermission piece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 entitled Riverdance.
After Flatley abruptly left the show over creative control disputes in October 1995, Butler was joined by long-time friend Colin Dunne.
After a long and extremely successful run with the show, Butler eventually left Riverdance in January 1997.
[7] From 2003 to 2005, Butler was Artist In Residence at the University of Limerick's Irish World Music Centre.
[11] With Colin Dunne and George Hook she is a judge on the Raidió Teilifís Éireann reality series Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels.
Butler has appeared in several films: The Brylcreem Boys, Goldfish Memory, The Revengers Tragedy and Old Friends.
[13][14] She has also auditioned for large-budget Hollywood films such as, Meet Joe Black with Brad Pitt, and The Postman with Kevin Costner.