Editing MC Lyte (section)

===Acting===
Her first acting role was in 1991, an off-Broadway theater play titled ''Club Twelve'', a hip-hop twist on ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' alongside [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Lauryn Hill]], and [[Lisa Nicole Carson]]. After she made her film debut in the 1993 movie titled ''{{interlanguage link|lt=Fly by Night|Fly by Night (1993 film)|fr|Fly by Night (film, 1993)}}'', starring alongside [[Jeffrey Sams]], Ron Brice, and Steve Gomer, she also starred other films, such as ''A Luv Tale'' (1999), ''[[Train Ride]]'' (2000), ''[[Civil Brand]]'' (2002) and ''Playa's Ball'' (2003). In 2011, she guest starred in the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Rap It Up", portraying a member of a hip-hop group also including characters voiced by [[Tyler, the Creator]] and [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]]. Lyte signed with the production unit, Duc Tha Moon, for three years and eventually made a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio. Lyte also made appearances on the following television shows: Lyric Cafe, Hip Hop Honors, and Black in the 80s.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In June 2006, MC Lyte was interviewed for the documentary ''The Rap Report, Part 2''. MC Lyte talked about her career in rap music and what it was like during the beginnings of hip hop. She also performed a concert of her most famous hits. The program was produced by Rex Barnett.

In 2007, Lyte joined the cast of MTV's ''Celebrity Rap Superstar''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/celebrityrapsuperstar/episode.jhtml?episodeID=122368|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814045633/http://www.mtv.com/shows/celebrityrapsuperstar/episode.jhtml?episodeID=122368|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2009|title=Celebrity Rap Superstar – Ep. 101 – Let the Raps Begin|website=MTV}}</ref> and coached [[Shar Jackson]] to a hip hop emcee victory in a mere eight weeks.

In 2017 Lyte played Detective Makena Daniels in the drama series [[Tales (2017 TV series)|''Tales'']]. Immediately following she played DEA Special Agent Katrina 'K.C.' Walsh in the police drama ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'' and Tiffany in [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV ONE]] production ''Loved to Death''. Lyte has been featured on television as herself on such shows as ''[[In Living Color]]'', ''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]'', ''[[New York Undercover]]'', ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', and ''Sisters in the Name of Rap''. She also acted on such TV shows as ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]'', ''[[Get Real (U.S. TV series)|Get Real]]'', ''[[Half & Half]]'', ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'', and ''[[The District]]''.

In 2020, Lyte starred in ''[[Bad Hair (2020 film)|Bad Hair]]'' directed by [[Justin Simien]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-2020-unveils-female-powered-lineup-taylor-swift-gloria-steinem-films-1259538?|title=Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sylvie's Love]]'', a period piece set in the 1960s opposite [[Tessa Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/tessa-thompson-nnamdi-asomugha-sylvie-supporting-cast-1202572088/|title=Tessa Thompson/ Nnamdi Asomugha-Starrer 'Sylvie' Rounds Out Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021 and 2022, Lyte starred as Tina Nixon in VH1's Hip Hop Family Christmas and its respective sequel, Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding alongside [[Keri Hilson]], [[Ne-Yo]], [[Terrence J]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and [[Serayah (actress)|Serayah]].