Inga Lyttle (a.k.a. Karen Leslie) was an actor, teacher, and acting coach whose varied film and stage performances earned her critical acclaim and the admiration of her peers and students. On the big screen, she acted opposite Richard Pryor in “The Toy” (1982) and played the lead in “Death Play” (1976), a film about a murder committed during the premiere of a Broadway show. A longtime student of Uta Hagen, Inga Lyttle was an acting instructor at The HB Studio in Manhattan.
A close friend of Stephanie Wein and other Sahaja Yogis artists from the Tristate collective, Inga was a great supporter of the Theater of Eternal Values. Her generous donation made possible for the Theater of Eternal Values to travel to New York and offer two performances of the original play “William Blake’s Divine Humanity”, one in New York City and one in Canajoharie, in 2008.
Inga Lyttle passed away in New York City on April 16, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Lyttle, a well-known theatrical manager. She will always be remembered by the New York Sahaja Yoga collective and by the Theater of Eternal Values for her artistic contributions.