She is best known for portraying the roles of Mo McGee in Brookside and Mimi Maguire in Shameless, both broadcast on Channel 4.
[5][6] Other television roles include playing a nurse called Bobbie in Victoria Wood's dinnerladies.
[7][8] On 2 January 2009, Malone entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the sixth series.
[10] From 8–11 September 2009, Malone directed and starred in Kerry Williams' play MeeT ThE DeAN's at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
[15][16] Malone's oldest daughter Dannielle, who she gave birth to in 1982, is also an actress, and has appeared in Hollyoaks.
[21] In October 2019, Malone announced, via Twitter, that she and her husband Paul Chase had separated after 11 years together.