A veteran of TV's "Golden Age", appearing in episodes of "The General Electric Theater" and "Revlon Mirror Theater" (both CBS), Malone did few films in the 60s, working instead as an aerialist in the series "The Greatest Show on Earth" (ABC, 1962-63) and then starring in the primetime serial "Peyton Place" (ABC, 1964-69) as Constance Mackenzie, a role she would reprise in two NBC movies, "Murder at Peyton Place" (1977) and "Peyton Place: The Next Generation" (1985). By the 70s, the good feature parts were going elsewhere, but she shouldered on, eventually acting in the sci-fi flicks "The Day Time Ended" (1980) and "The Being" (1983) before taking a hiatus of nearly a decade. Malone returned briefly in the deliciously understated part of a murderous lesbian in "Basic Instinct" (1992), her last screen portrayal to date.