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| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| children = 2
| children = 2
| television = ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]''<br>''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''<br>''[[Celebrity Big Brother]]''
| spouse = {{marriage|Paul Chase|29 August 2010}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Paul Chase|29 August 2010}}
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'''Christina Malone''' (born 30 January 1963) is an English actress, best known for playing [[Mimi Maguire]] in the [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''. She also played [[Mo McGee]] in ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]].'' She made a reality appearance in ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 6)|Celebrity Big Brother 6]]'' in January 2009.
'''Christina Malone''' (born 30 January 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of [[Mo McGee]] in ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' and [[Mimi Maguire]] in ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'', both broadcast on [[Channel 4]]. She was also a housemate on the [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 6)|sixth series]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' in January 2009.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Malone was born on 30 January 1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/911741206 |title=Director Check |publisher=company-director-check.co.uk |access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> in [[Toxteth]], Liverpool,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinamaloneproductions.co.uk/biog.html |title=Tina's Biography |publisher=Tina Malone Productions |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521021951/http://www.tinamaloneproductions.co.uk/biog.html |archive-date=21 May 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Janet|last=Tansley |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/01/06/tina-malone-on-celebrity-big-brother-daughter-s-shock-100252-22616644/ |title=Tina Malone on Celebrity Big Brother: Daughter's shock! |work=[[Liverpool Echo]] |access-date=24 January 2011|date=2009-01-06 }}</ref> the daughter of Olwyn and Frank Malone. She attended [[Liverpool Institute High School for Girls]] and [[Childwall Sports College|Childwall College]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
Malone was born on 30 January 1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/911741206 |title=Director Check |publisher=company-director-check.co.uk |access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> in [[Toxteth]], Liverpool,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinamaloneproductions.co.uk/biog.html |title=Tina's Biography |publisher=Tina Malone Productions |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521021951/http://www.tinamaloneproductions.co.uk/biog.html |archive-date=21 May 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Janet|last=Tansley |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/01/06/tina-malone-on-celebrity-big-brother-daughter-s-shock-100252-22616644/ |title=Tina Malone on Celebrity Big Brother: Daughter's shock! |work=[[Liverpool Echo]] |access-date=24 January 2011|date=2009-01-06 }}</ref> the daughter of Olwyn and Frank Malone. She attended [[Liverpool Institute High School for Girls]] and [[Childwall Sports College|Childwall College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/school-hall-fame-tina-malone-3461042|title=School Hall of Fame: Tina Malone|first=Ben|last=Turner|date=6 January 2009|website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Malone played [[Mo McGee]] in ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'' from 1993 until 1998 and [[Mimi Maguire]] on ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' from 2005 until 2013. Other television roles include playing a nurse called Bobbie in [[Victoria Wood]]'s ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''.
Malone played [[Mo McGee]] in ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'' from 1993 until 1998 and [[Mimi Maguire]] on ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' from 2005 until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://htalentmanagement.com/tina-malone/|title=Tina Malone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/shameless-reaches-100|title=Shameless reaches 100 &#124; Channel 4|website=www.channel4.com}}</ref> Other television roles include playing a nurse called Bobbie in [[Victoria Wood]]'s ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/dinnerladies/episodes/2/4/|title=dinnerladies Series 2, Episode 4 - Fog|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/celebrity-big-brothers-tina-malone-369565|title=Celebrity Big Brother's Tina Malone: Top 10 facts you need to know about the Shameless star|date=6 January 2009|website=mirror}}</ref>


On 2 January 2009, Malone entered the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 6)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house. She was the seventh person to enter and was immediately picked up on her loudness. On 16 January, Malone was the second person to be evicted from the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' House.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7834070.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Singer quits Celebrity BB house | date=17 January 2009 | access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref>
On 2 January 2009, Malone entered the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house to compete in the [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 6)|sixth series]]. She was the seventh person to enter and was immediately picked up on her loudness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a834128/big-brother-tina-malone-chanelle-mccleary-rant/|title=Shameless's Tina Malone lays into Big Brother's Chanelle in shocking rant|date=27 July 2017}}</ref> On 16 January, Malone was the second person to be evicted from the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' House.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7834070.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Singer quits Celebrity BB house | date=17 January 2009 | access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref> From 8–11 September 2009, Malone directed and starred in Kerry Williams' play ''MeeT ThE DeAN's'' at the [[Unity Theatre, Liverpool|Unity Theatre]], Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eleganceproductions.co.uk/Meet%20the%20Deans.html |title=MeeT ThE DeAN's |publisher=Eleganceproductions.co.uk |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref>

From 8–11 September 2009, Malone directed and starred in Kerry Williams' play ''MeeT ThE DeAN's'' at the [[Unity Theatre, Liverpool|Unity Theatre]], Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eleganceproductions.co.uk/Meet%20the%20Deans.html |title=MeeT ThE DeAN's |publisher=Eleganceproductions.co.uk |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref>


Malone appeared on ''[[Four Weddings|Celebrity Four Weddings]]'' in December 2010, which she won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2011/01/09/actress-tina-malone-86908-22836993/ |title=Actress Tina Malone on wanting to become a mum again aged 47 |work=Daily Record|location=Scotland |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> She also appeared in ''Scousers in St Helens'' on 26 October 2010.
Malone appeared on ''[[Four Weddings|Celebrity Four Weddings]]'' in December 2010, which she won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2011/01/09/actress-tina-malone-86908-22836993/ |title=Actress Tina Malone on wanting to become a mum again aged 47 |work=Daily Record|location=Scotland |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> She also appeared in ''Scousers in St Helens'' on 26 October 2010.


In 2016, she was a contestant on ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/meet-the-celebrity-masterchef-2016-contestants/amp/|title=Meet the Celebrity MasterChef 2016 contestants|website=Radio Times}}</ref> In May 2019 Malone played Elaine McDermott in the [[5Star]] prison drama ''[[Clink (TV series)|Clink]]''. In August 2019, she was a contestant on ''[[Celebs on the Farm]]'' and was first to be eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a28678806/celebs-on-the-farm-2019-line-up-love-island-strictly-come-dancing/|title=Celebs on the Farm 2019 confirms new celebrity line-up|date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019 Malone played Elaine McDermott in the [[5Star]] prison drama ''[[Clink (TV series)|Clink]]''.

==Personal life==
Malone runs her own acting school, To Be Frank Productions, in [[Manchester]], where she lives. The school produces plays in local Liverpool theatres such as the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]]. The drama school is named after her late father, Frank Malone. She also used to run an agency with [[Dean Sullivan]] called DSTM. Malone has stated that she has [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] and [[bipolar disorder]].<ref>
{{Cite news
| last = Tansley
| first = Janet
| title = Shameless star Tina Malone drops weight – and her man
| newspaper = [[Liverpool Echo]]
| date = 19 November 2008
| url =http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-life/real-life-stories/2008/11/19/shameless-star-tina-malone-drops-weight-and-her-man-100252-22290598/
| access-date=3 January 2009
}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news
| last = Mangan
| first = Lucy
| title = We've got it all – except Davina's gleeful frenzy
| newspaper = [[The Guardian]]
| date = 3 January 2009
| url =https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jan/03/celebrity-big-brother-davina-review
| access-date = 3 January 2009
| location=London
}}
</ref>

Malone's oldest daughter Dannielle, who she gave birth to in 1982, is also an actress, and has appeared in ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks-home/hollyoaks-news/tina-malone-jokes-about-her-soap-dynasty-163809/|title=Tina Malone jokes about her soap dynasty {{!}} News {{!}} Hollyoaks {{!}} What's on TV|date=2011-06-30|website=What' s on TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Rachael|last=Bletchly|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-reveals-going-mum-10554506|title = Tina Malone reveals she is to be a mum again at 54 - and she will select the sex|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date = 3 June 2017}}</ref>

In May 2012, Malone was declared bankrupt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/shameless-star-tina-malone-is-declared-688334|title=Shameless star Tina Malone is declared bankrupt |work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=16 May 2012|first=Paul|last=Britton}}</ref>

In 2013, she gave birth to a second daughter named Flame Chase at age 50.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jess|last=Wilson|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-gives-birth-baby-2936502|title = Congratulations! Tina Malone gives birth to baby girl Flame two weeks early|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date = 17 December 2013}}</ref>

In March 2019, Malone pleaded guilty to [[contempt of court]], having shared a [[social media]] post which purported to reveal the new identity of Jon Venables, one of two boys who [[Murder of James Bulger|murdered James Bulger]], contrary to a court order. She was given an eight-month prison sentence which was suspended for two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47553107|title=Actress admits 'Bulger killer photo' post|work=[[BBC News]]|date=13 March 2019|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, Malone announced, via Twitter, that she and her husband Paul had separated after 11 years together. They reconciled in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lucy|last=Needham|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-reunites-estranged-husband-21473847|title=Tina Malone reunites with estranged husband Paul Chase after 'two years of hell'|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=11 February 2020|access-date=19 September 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Role
! Role
! Notes
! Notes
! Ref
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1991
| Blonde First
| ''Blonde First''
| Mrs. Crane
| Mrs. Crane
| rowspan=2|Supporting Role
| rowspan=2|Supporting role
| rowspan=49| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tina-malone/credits/3030436006/|title=Tina Malone|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/person/tina-malone|title=Tina Malone|website=Plex.tv}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| rowspan=2|1992
| [[The Long Day Closes (film)|The Long Day Closes]]
| ''[[The Long Day Closes (film)|The Long Day Closes]]''
| Edna
| Edna
|-
|-
| [[Between the Lines (TV series)|Between the Lines]]
| ''[[Between the Lines (TV series)|Between the Lines]]''
| Waitress
| Waitress
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| [[Scene (TV series)|Scene]]
| ''[[Scene (TV series)|Scene]]''
| Joyce
| Joyce
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1993–1998
| 1993-1998
| [[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]
| ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]''
| Mo McGee
| Mo McGee
| Recurring Role
| Recurring role
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| [[Screen Two]]
| ''[[Screen Two]]''
| Chrissie
| Chrissie
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1994–1997
| 1994-1997
| [[Common As Muck]]
| ''[[Common As Muck]]''
| Moira
| Moira
| 3 episodes
| Recurring Role (3 Episodes)
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| [[The Liver Birds]]
| ''[[The Liver Birds]]''
| Nightclub Friend
| Nightclub Friend
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| [[dinnerladies]]
| ''[[dinnerladies]]''
| Bobbie
| Bobbie
| 1 Episode
| Episode: "Fog"
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
| rowspan=2|2000
| [[Nature Boy]]
| ''[[Nature Boy]]''
| Jane
| Jane
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| Married 2 Malcolm
| ''Married 2 Malcolm''
| Female Tourist
| Female Tourist
| Minor Role
| Minor role
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| [[Starhunter]]
| ''[[Starhunter]]''
| Rex
| Rex
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2002
| rowspan=3|2002
| Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
| ''Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die''
| Various
| Various
| Short Film
| Short film
|-
|-
| Nice Guy Eddie
| ''Nice Guy Eddie''
| Chairwoman
| Chairwoman
| Recurring Role (2 Episodes)
| Recurring role; 2 episodes
|-
|-
| [[Tough Love (TV series)|Tough Love]]
| ''[[Tough Love (TV series)|Tough Love]]''
| Mrs. Smith
| Mrs. Smith
| rowspan=2|TV Movie
| rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| [[Henry VIII]]
| ''[[Henry VIII]]''
| Nurse
| Nurse
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| [[Fingersmith (TV serial)|Fingersmith]]
| ''[[Fingersmith (TV serial)|Fingersmith]]''
| Nurse Spiller
| Nurse Spiller
| Recurring Role (2 Episodes)
| Recurring role; 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2005-2013
| 2005-2013
| [[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]
| ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''
| Mimi Maguire
| Mimi Maguire
| Regular Role (112 Episodes)
| Series regular; 112 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2006
| rowspan=2|2006
| Only One of These Things Is True
| ''Only One of These Things Is True''
| Mrs. Crank
| Mrs. Crank
| Short Film
| Short film
|-
|-
| [[Longford]]
| ''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]''
| Elsie
| Elsie
| TV Movie
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
| Simon and Emily
| ''Simon and Emily''
| Ellen
| Ellen
| Supporting Role
| Supporting role
|-
|-
| 2008–2014
| 2008-2014
| [[The Wright Stuff]]
| ''[[The Wright Stuff]]''
| rowspan=14|Herself
| rowspan=14|Herself
| Guest Panelist (3 Episodes)
| Guest panellist; 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 2008–2017
| 2008-2017
| [[Loose Women]]
| ''[[Loose Women]]''
| Guest (9 Episodes)
| Guest; 9 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| rowspan=2|2009
| [[Celebrity Big Brother]]
| ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 6)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''
| Contestant (21 Episodes)
| Contestant
|-
|-
| [[The Sunday Night Project]]
| ''[[The Sunday Night Project]]''
| Guest (1 Episode)
| Guest; 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth
| ''Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth''
| Guest Panelist (1 Episode)
| Guest panellist; 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2010–2019
| 2010-2019
| [[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]
| ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
| Guest (7 Episodes)
| Guest (7 Episodes)
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| [[Come Dine with Me]]
| ''[[Come Dine with Me]]''
| Guest (1 Episode)
| Guest; 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2012–2013
| 2012-2013
| Big Brother's Bit on the Side
| ''[[Big Brother's Bit on the Side]]''
| Guest Panelist (2 Episodes)
| Guest panellist; 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|2013
| rowspan=4|2013
| [[Splash! (British TV series)|Splash!]]
| ''[[Splash! (British TV series)|Splash!]]''
| Contestant
| Guest (1 Episode)
|-
|-
| [[8 out of 10 Cats]]
| ''[[8 out of 10 Cats]]''
| Guest (1 Episode)
| Guest; 1 episode
|-
|-
| [[The Jeremy Kyle Show]]
| ''[[The Jeremy Kyle Show]]''
| Guest (1 Episode)
| Guest: 1 episode
|-
|-
| [[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]
| ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''
| Contestant (1 Episode)
| Contestant; 1 episode
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
| rowspan=3|2014
| Who's Doing the Dishes?
| ''Who's Doing the Dishes?''
| Participant (1 Episode)
| Participant; 1 episode
|-
|-
| Celebrity Fifteen to One
| ''[[Celebrity Fifteen to One]]''
| Contestant (1 Episode)
| Contestant; 1 episode
|-
|-
| Staff Room
| ''Staff Room''
| Mrs. Rothwell
| Mrs. Rothwell
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2015
| rowspan=2| 2015
| [[Mastermind (British game show)|Mastermind]]
| ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]''
| rowspan=5|Herself
| rowspan=6|Herself
| Contestant (1 Episode)
| Contestant; 1 episode
|-
|-
| ''Tina Malone: My New Body''
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| rowspan=2|2016
| [[Celebrity Masterchef]]
| ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
| Contestant (2 Episodes)
| Contestant
|-
|-
| Pointless Celebrities
| ''[[Pointless Celebrities]]''
| Contestant (1 Episode)
| Contestant; 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2016–2017
| 2016-2017
| The Funny Thing About...
| ''The Funny Thing About...''
| Guest (2 Episodes)
| Guest; 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2019
| rowspan=3|2019
| Celebs on the Farm
| ''[[Celebs on the Farm]]''
| Contestant
| Participant (1 Episode)
|-
|-
| Green Fingers
| ''Green Fingers''
| Daria
| Daria
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| [[Clink (TV series)|Clink]]
| ''[[Clink (TV series)|Clink]]''
| Elaine McDermott
| Elaine McDermott
| Recurring Role (4 Episodes)
| Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
| rowspan=2|2020
| The Gift Musical
| ''The Gift Musical''
| Sandra
| Sandra
| Short Film
| Short film
|-
|-
| [[Tin Star (TV series)|Tin Star]]
| ''[[Tin Star (TV series)|Tin Star]]''
| Betty Marbury
| Betty Marbury
| 1 Episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| Blind Faith
| ''Blind Faith''
| Sister Beach
| Sister Beach
| Short Film
| Short film
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2022
| rowspan=2|2022
| Tonight LIVE with Dan Wooton
| ''Tonight LIVE with Dan Wootton''
| rowspan=2|Herself
| rowspan=2|Herself
| rowspan=2|Guest (1 Episode)
| rowspan=2|Guest (1 Episode)
|-
|-
| Tonight LIVE with Mark Dolan
| ''Tonight LIVE with Mark Dolan''
|}
|}


==Theatre Credits==
===Stage===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Year
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! Role
! Role
! Notes
! Notes
! Ref
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
| Guiding Stars
| ''Guiding Stars''
| Marni
| Marni
| Royal National Theatre
| Royal National Theatre
| rowspan=6| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Tina-Malone/|title=Tina Malone Full Biography &#124; Broadway World|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2005
| rowspan=2|2005
| Break Away
| ''Break Away''
| Pauline
| Pauline
| Finborough Theatre, London
| Finborough Theatre, London
|-
|-
| The Morris
| ''The Morris''
| Lily
| Lily
| [[Liverpool Everyman]]
| [[Liverpool Everyman]]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| MeeT ThE DeAN's
| ''MeeT ThE DeAN's''
| Mrs. Dean
| Mrs. Dean
| [[Unity Theatre, Liverpool|Unity Theatre]], [[Liverpool]]
| [[Unity Theatre, Liverpool|Unity Theatre]], [[Liverpool]]
|-
|-
| 2011–2012
| 2011-2012
| Rita, Sue and Bob, Too!
| ''[[Rita, Sue and Bob Too|Rita, Sue and Bob, Too!]]''
| Sue
| Sue
| St Helens Theatre Royal
| St Helens Theatre Royal
|-
|-
| 2017–2018
| 2017-2018
| [[Sleeping Beauty]]
| ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''
| Wicked Queen
| Wicked Queen
| [[Epstein Theatre]], [[Liverpool]]
| [[Epstein Theatre]], [[Liverpool]]
|}
|}

==Personal life==
Malone runs her own acting school, To Be Frank Productions, in [[Manchester]], where she lives. The school produces plays in local Liverpool theatres such as the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]]. The drama school is named after her late father, Frank Malone. She also used to run an agency with [[Dean Sullivan]] called DSTM. Malone has stated that she has [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] and [[bipolar disorder]].<ref>
{{Cite news
| last = Tansley
| first = Janet
| title = Shameless star Tina Malone drops weight – and her man
| newspaper = [[Liverpool Echo]]
| date = 19 November 2008
| url =http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-life/real-life-stories/2008/11/19/shameless-star-tina-malone-drops-weight-and-her-man-100252-22290598/
| access-date=3 January 2009
}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news
| last = Mangan
| first = Lucy
| title = We've got it all – except Davina's gleeful frenzy
| newspaper = [[The Guardian]]
| date = 3 January 2009
| url =https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jan/03/celebrity-big-brother-davina-review
| access-date = 3 January 2009
| location=London
}}
</ref>

Malone's oldest daughter Danielle, who she gave birth to in 1982, is also an actress, and has appeared in ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks-home/hollyoaks-news/tina-malone-jokes-about-her-soap-dynasty-163809/|title=Tina Malone jokes about her soap dynasty {{!}} News {{!}} Hollyoaks {{!}} What's on TV|date=2011-06-30|website=What' s on TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Rachael|last=Bletchly|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-reveals-going-mum-10554506|title = Tina Malone reveals she is to be a mum again at 54 - and she will select the sex|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date = 3 June 2017}}</ref>

In May 2012, Malone was declared bankrupt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/shameless-star-tina-malone-is-declared-688334|title=Shameless star Tina Malone is declared bankrupt |work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=16 May 2012|first=Paul|last=Britton}}</ref>

In 2013, she gave birth to a second daughter named Flame Chase at age 50.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jess|last=Wilson|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-gives-birth-baby-2936502|title = Congratulations! Tina Malone gives birth to baby girl Flame two weeks early|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date = 17 December 2013}}</ref>

In March 2019, Malone pleaded guilty to [[contempt of court]], having shared a [[social media]] post which purported to reveal the new identity of Jon Venables, one of two boys who [[Murder of James Bulger|murdered James Bulger]], contrary to a court order. She was given an eight-month prison sentence which was suspended for two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47553107|title=Actress admits 'Bulger killer photo' post|work=[[BBC News]]|date=13 March 2019|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, Malone announced, via Twitter, that she and her husband Paul had separated after 11 years together. They reconciled in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lucy|last=Needham|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tina-malone-reunites-estranged-husband-21473847|title=Tina Malone reunites with estranged husband Paul Chase after 'two years of hell'|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=11 February 2020|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref>


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Tina Malone
Born
Christina Malone

(1963-01-30) 30 January 1963 (age 61)
Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
TelevisionBrookside
Shameless
Celebrity Big Brother
Spouse
Paul Chase
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(m. 2010)​
Children2

Christina Malone (born 30 January 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Mo McGee in Brookside and Mimi Maguire in Shameless, both broadcast on Channel 4. She was also a housemate on the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother in January 2009.

Early life

Malone was born on 30 January 1963[1] in Toxteth, Liverpool,[2][3] the daughter of Olwyn and Frank Malone. She attended Liverpool Institute High School for Girls and Childwall College.[4]

Career

Malone played Mo McGee in Brookside from 1993 until 1998 and Mimi Maguire on Shameless from 2005 until 2013.[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. She was the seventh person to enter and was immediately picked up on her loudness.[9] On 16 January, Malone was the second person to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother House.[10] From 8–11 September 2009, Malone directed and starred in Kerry Williams' play MeeT ThE DeAN's at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.[11]

Malone appeared on Celebrity Four Weddings in December 2010, which she won.[12] She also appeared in Scousers in St Helens on 26 October 2010.

In 2016, she was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef.[13] In May 2019 Malone played Elaine McDermott in the 5Star prison drama Clink. In August 2019, she was a contestant on Celebs on the Farm and was first to be eliminated.[14]

Personal life

Malone runs her own acting school, To Be Frank Productions, in Manchester, where she lives. The school produces plays in local Liverpool theatres such as the Everyman Theatre. The drama school is named after her late father, Frank Malone. She also used to run an agency with Dean Sullivan called DSTM. Malone has stated that she has obsessive compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder.[15][16]

Malone's oldest daughter Dannielle, who she gave birth to in 1982, is also an actress, and has appeared in Hollyoaks.[17][18]

In May 2012, Malone was declared bankrupt.[19]

In 2013, she gave birth to a second daughter named Flame Chase at age 50.[20]

In March 2019, Malone pleaded guilty to contempt of court, having shared a social media post which purported to reveal the new identity of Jon Venables, one of two boys who murdered James Bulger, contrary to a court order. She was given an eight-month prison sentence which was suspended for two years.[21]

In October 2019, Malone announced, via Twitter, that she and her husband Paul had separated after 11 years together. They reconciled in February 2020.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1991 Blonde First Mrs. Crane Supporting role [23][24]
1992 The Long Day Closes Edna
Between the Lines Waitress 1 episode
1993 Scene Joyce 1 episode
1993–1998 Brookside Mo McGee Recurring role
1994 Screen Two Chrissie 1 episode
1994–1997 Common As Muck Moira 3 episodes
1996 The Liver Birds Nightclub Friend 1 episode
1999 dinnerladies Bobbie Episode: "Fog"
2000 Nature Boy Jane 1 episode
Married 2 Malcolm Female Tourist Minor role
2001 Starhunter Rex 1 episode
2002 Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die Various Short film
Nice Guy Eddie Chairwoman Recurring role; 2 episodes
Tough Love Mrs. Smith Television film
2003 Henry VIII Nurse
2005 Fingersmith Nurse Spiller Recurring role; 2 episodes
2005-2013 Shameless Mimi Maguire Series regular; 112 episodes
2006 Only One of These Things Is True Mrs. Crank Short film
Longford Elsie Television film
2008 Simon and Emily Ellen Supporting role
2008–2014 The Wright Stuff Herself Guest panellist; 3 episodes
2008–2017 Loose Women Guest; 9 episodes
2009 Celebrity Big Brother Contestant
The Sunday Night Project Guest; 1 episode
2010 Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth Guest panellist; 1 episode
2010–2019 This Morning Guest (7 Episodes)
2012 Come Dine with Me Guest; 1 episode
2012–2013 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Guest panellist; 2 episodes
2013 Splash! Contestant
8 out of 10 Cats Guest; 1 episode
The Jeremy Kyle Show Guest: 1 episode
The Chase Contestant; 1 episode
2014 Who's Doing the Dishes? Participant; 1 episode
Celebrity Fifteen to One Contestant; 1 episode
Staff Room Mrs. Rothwell 1 episode
2015 Celebrity Mastermind Herself Contestant; 1 episode
Tina Malone: My New Body Documentary
2016 Celebrity MasterChef Contestant
Pointless Celebrities Contestant; 1 episode
2016–2017 The Funny Thing About... Guest; 2 episodes
2019 Celebs on the Farm Contestant
Green Fingers Daria 1 episode
Clink Elaine McDermott Recurring role; 4 episodes
2020 The Gift Musical Sandra Short film
Tin Star Betty Marbury 1 episode
2021 Blind Faith Sister Beach Short film
2022 Tonight LIVE with Dan Wootton Herself Guest (1 Episode)
Tonight LIVE with Mark Dolan

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1998 Guiding Stars Marni Royal National Theatre [25]
2005 Break Away Pauline Finborough Theatre, London
The Morris Lily Liverpool Everyman
2009 MeeT ThE DeAN's Mrs. Dean Unity Theatre, Liverpool
2011–2012 Rita, Sue and Bob, Too! Sue St Helens Theatre Royal
2017–2018 Sleeping Beauty Wicked Queen Epstein Theatre, Liverpool

References

  1. ^ "Director Check". company-director-check.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Tina's Biography". Tina Malone Productions. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ Tansley, Janet (6 January 2009). "Tina Malone on Celebrity Big Brother: Daughter's shock!". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ Turner, Ben (6 January 2009). "School Hall of Fame: Tina Malone". Liverpool Echo.
  5. ^ "Tina Malone".
  6. ^ "Shameless reaches 100 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
  7. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "dinnerladies Series 2, Episode 4 - Fog". British Comedy Guide.
  8. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother's Tina Malone: Top 10 facts you need to know about the Shameless star". mirror. 6 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Shameless's Tina Malone lays into Big Brother's Chanelle in shocking rant". 27 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Singer quits Celebrity BB house". BBC News. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  11. ^ "MeeT ThE DeAN's". Eleganceproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Actress Tina Malone on wanting to become a mum again aged 47". Daily Record. Scotland. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Meet the Celebrity MasterChef 2016 contestants". Radio Times.
  14. ^ "Celebs on the Farm 2019 confirms new celebrity line-up". 12 August 2019.
  15. ^ Tansley, Janet (19 November 2008). "Shameless star Tina Malone drops weight – and her man". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  16. ^ Mangan, Lucy (3 January 2009). "We've got it all – except Davina's gleeful frenzy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  17. ^ "Tina Malone jokes about her soap dynasty | News | Hollyoaks | What's on TV". What' s on TV. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  18. ^ Bletchly, Rachael (3 June 2017). "Tina Malone reveals she is to be a mum again at 54 - and she will select the sex". Daily Mirror.
  19. ^ Britton, Paul (16 May 2012). "Shameless star Tina Malone is declared bankrupt". Manchester Evening News.
  20. ^ Wilson, Jess (17 December 2013). "Congratulations! Tina Malone gives birth to baby girl Flame two weeks early". Daily Mirror.
  21. ^ "Actress admits 'Bulger killer photo' post". BBC News. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  22. ^ Needham, Lucy (11 February 2020). "Tina Malone reunites with estranged husband Paul Chase after 'two years of hell'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Tina Malone". TVGuide.com.
  24. ^ "Tina Malone". Plex.tv.
  25. ^ "Tina Malone Full Biography | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com.
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