Acting credits
50
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
MC Lyte
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 23
TMDB ID: 1219096
IMDb ID: nm0529310
Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2024
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q455292
Also known as
Lana Moorer • Lana Michele Moorer
Biography
MC Lyte aka Lana Moorer (born October 11, 1970) is an American DJ, actress, model, Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepeneur. She released her first single, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)," at age 17 in 1988, whose lyrics address the effects of drug abuse on relationships. Lyte's debut album, Lyte as a Rock, was released in September of that year, including the rap classic "Paper Thin," the battle track "10% Dis," the title cut, and the aforementioned "I Cram to Understand U," an early crack era narrative. Lyte as a Rock is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most relevant rap albums ever. The successive full length releases Eyes on This (including the hit single "Cha Cha Cha"), Act Like You Know, and Ain't No Other (featuring the single "Ruffneck," which earned Lyte the first female rapper gold certification as a solo artist) followed in later years. In all, MC Lyte has released eight albums. She has acted in over a dozen films, including Girls Trip and Sylvie's Love, as well as on television. Lyte also does voiceovers, is a motivational speaker, and has written a book, Unstoppable: Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with MC Lyte.
9.0
One Night Stay
as Jazmine
2024 Movie
4.5
Favorite Son Christmas
as Sister Mae
2023 Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Movie
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
as Self
2023 Movie
4.0
Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Self
2023 Movie
5.0
Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding
as Tina Nixon
2022 Movie
5.0
I, Challenger
as Diane
2022 Movie
4.3
Hip Hop Family Christmas
as Tina Nixon
2021 Movie
4.0
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
2021 Movie
5.7
Bad Hair
as Coral
2021 Movie
5.4
Angie: Lost Girls
as Pastor Kim
2020 Movie
6.2
Sylvie's Love
as Mikki
2020 Movie
Loved To Death
as Tiffany
2019 Movie
6.8
Girls Trip
as MC Lyte
2017 Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 Movie
A Tale of James Brown
as Self
2016 Movie
5.7
Hustlers Convention
as Self
2015 Movie
7.0
The Dempsey Sisters
as Taylor Powell
2013 Movie
3.5
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
2010 Movie
3.7
Playas Ball
as Laquinta
2007 Movie
4.0
Train Ride
as Katrina Daniels
2005 Movie
Female American Rap Stars
2004 Movie
4.0
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2004 Movie
6.9
Civil Brand
as Sgt. Cervantes
2003 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with MC Lyte.
7.9
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
4 eps
2023 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.8
JANET JACKSON.
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
10.0
Partners in Rhyme
as Lana Crawford • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.0
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self • 6 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
S.W.A.T.
as DEA Special Agent Katrina Walsh • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Tales
as Makena Daniels • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
Queen of the South
as the professor • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.6
Regular Show
as Demel-Ishun (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
Black in the 80s
3 eps
2005 Series
Hip Hop Honors
7 eps
2004 Series
5.8
Platinum
as Camille FaReal • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.2
Half & Half
as Kai Owens • 17 eps
2002 Series
7.7
BET Awards
as Self - Performer • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Nikki • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.3
Get Real
as Beth Hunter • 1 eps
1999 Series
10.0
For Your Love
as Lana • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.0
Moesha
as MC Lyte • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
as Female Rapper • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.8
MTV Unplugged
as Self • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
8.6
The Grammys
as Self - Announcer (voice) • 1 eps
1959 Series