Her father, Lewis Malone, was a metallurgist for mining companies.

Her mother was Violet St. John, born in Nebraska to immigrant parents from England.

[citation needed] She started her movie career aged 17 but soon caught the eye of comedic actor and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle,[citation needed] who cast her in a number of his shorts including Back Stage and The Garage plus his feature film The Round-Up.

She also appeared in films directed by John Ford and Clarence Badger.

Her last film was the Universal-Stern silent comedy short The Newlyweds' Pest in 1929.