Started acting from the age of seven, appearing in commercials. On Broadway by the age of fifteen.

Television actress, principally in guest roles from the 1950s to 1970s, who moved into producing and directing in the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1976, she became the first female vice-president of television at 20th Century Fox. She won an Emmy Award for producing Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) and was nominated for Emmy Awards for directing episodes of Sisters (1991) and The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990).

Trained at the Actor's Studio under Stella Adler. Studied ballet under Nora Kaye.

Chosen by Life magazine to appear on their 10th anniversary cover, at the age of ten, as "The Typical American Girl".

She joined Tomorrow Entertainment as a story analyst in 1971 and established Lilac Productions in 1975 to produce TV films. During the 1980s Malone completed the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women and began her directing career.

Malone taught acting and directing at UCLA, the Piscator Institute of New York, the Pasadena's Art Center College of Design, the National University of Ireland, Galway; the Stella Adler Academy; Women in Film; and the American Film Institute.

Was an expert horsewoman.

In 1976, she became the first female vice-president of television at 20th Century Fox. She also co-founded Women in Film.

Was the cover girl for "Life" magazine's issue of November 24 1945 which, being the magazine's tenth anniversary issue, launched "Life" magazine into its eleventh year: Malone at the time was herself eleven years old.

Made her Broadway debut at age 17 as the lead in the Ronald Alexander play "No Time For Ginger". She had earlier auditioned for a role in the Broadway production of Carson McCullers's source play of The Member of the Wedding (1952), reportedly being passed on as the production already had several fair-haired cast members.

Alumna of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.