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 "Fly by Night", 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 Childish Gambino. Lyte signed with the production unit, Duc Tha Moon, for three years and eventually made a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio.