Tina Malone
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Tina Malone is an English
actress, writer, director and producer, who is probably best known for playing the brash, belligerent, foul-mouthed Mimi Maguire
on Shameless. She also played the role of Mo McGee on Brookside
and a nurse called Bobbie on Victoria Wood
's dinnerladies
. She made a reality appearance in Celebrity Big Brother
in January 2009.
and Childwall College
.
. The drama school is known as To Be Frank Productions (named after her late father, Frank Malone). She also used to run a similar agency with Dean Sullivan
called DSTM. Malone was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
in 1998.
In August 2009, Malone appeared on a BBC Three
programme called Britain's Most Embarrassing Parents, with her daughter Dannielle (born 1982). from September 8–11, 2009, She directed and starred in Kerry Williams's play "MeeT ThE DeAN's" at the Unity Theatre
, Liverpool, She currently resides in Manchester
with her husband Paul Chase, whom she married on August 29, 2010, Malone appeared on Celebrity Four Weddings
in December 2010, along with TV personality Debbie McGee
, Big Brother 3 contestant
Spencer Smith and glamour model Lindsey Dawn McKenzie, Malone later went on to win Four Weddings, She also appeared in 'Scousers in St Helens' on 26 October 2010 alongside Margi Clarke
, Billy Murray
and Various others.
house. She was the 7th 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. When she dressed up as Juliet
for a Romeo and Juliet
play Michelle Heaton
told her she looked like the princess
out of Shrek
, afterwards claiming to have been referring to the style of dress. Coolio
realising that she had meant that Tina looked like an ogress, laughed and tried to get Michelle in trouble. Tina had not seen the film, so didn't know what the princess looked like, and was unfazed when the incident was explained to her. She later told Davina McCall
during her eviction interview that she thought Michelle was saying she looked like Cameron Diaz
who was the voice of the character.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress, writer, director and producer, who is probably best known for playing the brash, belligerent, foul-mouthed Mimi Maguire
Mimi Maguire
Katherine Harmonica Joy Catherine "Mimi" Tutton is a fictional character from the Channel 4 drama Shameless., Mimi is the foul-mouthed, loud, brash and violent matriarch of the Maguire family. She is also a drug dealer on the Chatsworth Estate and is frequently seen selling drugs on the show...
on Shameless. She also played the role of Mo McGee on Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
and a nurse called Bobbie on Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood CBE is a British comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano...
's dinnerladies
Dinnerladies
Dinnerladies is a British sitcom written, co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. It ran on BBC One for 16 episodes from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:...
. She made a reality appearance in Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother could refer to:*Any series of Celebrity Big Brother UK:** Celebrity Big Brother 2001 ** Celebrity Big Brother 2002 ** Celebrity Big Brother 2005 ** Celebrity Big Brother 2006 ** Celebrity Big Brother 2007...
in January 2009.
Early life
Born to parents Olwyn and Frank on January 30, 1963 in Toxteth, Liverpool, she attended Liverpool Institute High School for GirlsLiverpool Institute High School for Girls
Liverpool Institute High School for Girls, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, England, was a girls' grammar school that was established in 1874 and closed in 1984. It was situated to the north-east of Liverpool Cathedral in the area close to the University of Liverpool, off Catherine Street .-History:The...
and Childwall College
Childwall Sports College
Childwall School or Childwall Sports College is a secondary school located in the Childwall area of Liverpool, L15 6XZ , Merseyside, England.-Admissions:...
.
Personal life
She runs her own acting school in Manchester. The school produces plays in local Liverpool theatres such as the Everyman TheatreEveryman Theatre
The Everyman Theatre stands at the north end of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Established in 1964 in a former cinema, it encouraged local talent and played a part in the development of new artistes and writers. The theatre was rebuilt between 1975 and 1977, and was closed again for...
. The drama school is known as To Be Frank Productions (named after her late father, Frank Malone). She also used to run a similar agency with Dean Sullivan
Dean Sullivan
Dean Sullivan is an English actor. He is best known for playing Jimmy Corkhill in Channel 4's soap opera Brookside....
called DSTM. Malone was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
in 1998.
In August 2009, Malone appeared on a BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
programme called Britain's Most Embarrassing Parents, with her daughter Dannielle (born 1982). from September 8–11, 2009, She directed and starred in Kerry Williams's play "MeeT ThE DeAN's" at the Unity Theatre
Unity Theatre, Liverpool
The Unity Theatre in Liverpool, England, was formed as the Merseyside Left Theatre in the 1930s. In 1944 it became Merseyside Unity Theatre....
, Liverpool, She currently resides in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
with her husband Paul Chase, whom she married on August 29, 2010, Malone appeared on Celebrity Four Weddings
Four Weddings
Four Weddings is a programme shown on the UK channel, Sky Living. The first series was aired in 2009 with a second series in 2010 and a third in 2011....
in December 2010, along with TV personality Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...
, Big Brother 3 contestant
Big Brother 2002 (UK)
Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
Spencer Smith and glamour model Lindsey Dawn McKenzie, Malone later went on to win Four Weddings, She also appeared in 'Scousers in St Helens' on 26 October 2010 alongside Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke is a British actress . She was born in Liverpool and raised in Kirkby , and is known for her Scouse accent and platinum-blonde hair.-Early career:...
, Billy Murray
Billy Butler (DJ)
Billy Butler is a radio presenter on BBC Radio Merseyside. In the 1960s he was a DJ at the Cavern Club and has presented TV shows such as FAX and the magazine programme What the Butler Sees...
and Various others.
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 (UK)
On 2 January 2009 she entered the Celebrity Big BrotherCelebrity Big Brother 2009 (UK)
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people...
house. She was the 7th 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. When she dressed up as Juliet
Juliet Capulet
Juliet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo. She is the daughter of old Capulet, head of the house of Capulet. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself....
for a Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
play Michelle Heaton
Michelle Heaton
Michelle Christine Heaton is a British pop singer, television personality, and recently a glamour model as well. She was married to former boyband member Andy Scott-Lee.-Career:...
told her she looked like the princess
Princess Fiona
Princess Fiona is the princess and the tritagonist in the films Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After. Actress Cameron Diaz provides her voice to the character, and Fiona's singing is provided by Renee Sands of Kids Incorporated and Wild Orchid.-Shrek:In Shrek, Lord Farquaad sends...
out of Shrek
Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!...
, afterwards claiming to have been referring to the style of dress. Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
realising that she had meant that Tina looked like an ogress, laughed and tried to get Michelle in trouble. Tina had not seen the film, so didn't know what the princess looked like, and was unfazed when the incident was explained to her. She later told Davina McCall
Davina McCall
Davina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :...
during her eviction interview that she thought Michelle was saying she looked like Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
who was the voice of the character.
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540516/Tina Malone at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
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