Beth Malone

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Malone (born January 2, 1969) is an American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre. She originated the role of Alison Bechdel in the musical Fun Home, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Life and education She was born in Auburn, Nebraska, and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, the daughter of Peggy and Bill Malone. Her mother is a professional country music singer. Malone played the title role in Annie in middle school, and participated in theatre at Douglas County High School. Malone first attended Loretto Heights College for musical theatre. When the school closed in 1989 while she was there, she decided not to continue, because she was successful finding work without a degree. She later completed her degree through the University of Northern Colorado

She began her career working at the Country Dinner Playhouse at the age of 16. Malone moved to New York City at age 21. After a period of not finding work, she returned to Aspen, Colorado, where she was able to play a wide variety of roles. She received her Equity card performing in a production of Baby.

Activism Malone performs regularly at benefits for LGBTQ groups and nonprofits. She is also involved in organizations that advocate for gender equality, like the Aqua Foundation. When she was performing in Fun Home, she purposefully made time to talk with young people who were struggling with embracing their identities. She appeared off-Broadway in The Marvelous Wonderettes at the Westside Theatre as Betty Jean in 2008. She also released her first solo album, Lunch Shift, in 2008.

She played the title role in Annie Get Your Gun in the music circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento, California in August 2011, and again at the San Diego Musical Theatre in May 2014.

She played the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown at Denver Center Theater Company in September and October 2014, as well as in The Muny's production in July 2017. She played the lead in an industry reading in November 2017 at the Roundabout Theatre Company.

Malone originated the role of Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, from workshops to the 2013 off-Broadway production at The Public Theater. She continued the role in the 2015 Broadway production at the Circle in the Square Theatre, which closed on September 10, 2016. She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.

Beth Malone: So Far... In 2011, Malone created a one-woman cabaret show titled Beth Malone: So Far. The show tells her life story, "from her offbeat childhood in small-town Colorado, to her not-quite-normal entrance into acting, to her left-of-center adult life." The one-hour production takes the audience on a journey through her teenage years and young adulthood, Although there are several emotional moments in the show, Malone's presentation is mostly comedic.

Theatre credits

Filmography +Film Start year Production Role Notes 2006 Room 101 Short 2009 Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind, Change Your World Narrator Documentary 2011 Hick Sherri 2016 The ComedianCarol Bock 2017 Between the Shades Herself Documentary 2019 Brittany Runs a MarathonTesla 2021 The God CommitteeAttorney 2021 Tick, Tick... Boom! "Sunday" Legend #6 2025 Alma and the Wolf Betty Song Sung Blue Bridget

+Television Start year Production Role Notes 2003 One Minute Soap Opera Various Series regular Unknown What's On Host TV Guide Channel 2004 Judging Amy Marge Bolton/Kelly McClaren 2 episodes 2005 Reno 911! Ms. Striker Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui"2015 Late Night with Seth Meyers Self/Alison Bechdel Episode: "Ed Helms/Alison Bechdel/Fun Home/Brad Wilk" The Good Wife Pro-Life Activist Episode: "Restraint" 2016 BrainDead Claudia Monarch 8 episodes 2017 Bull Tessa Snyder Episode: "The Devil, The Detail"2019 Bluff City LawSamanthaEpisode: "The All-American" Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDoctorEpisode: "We Dream of Machine Elves" 2020 The Baker and the BeautyMelanie Caan2 episodes 2021 All RiseSylvia ArthurEpisode: "Caught Up in Circles"2022 The BlacklistFBI Agent AronsonEpisode: Helen Maghi (No. 172) Five Days at MemorialLinda Schafer3 episodes GaslitMariaEpisode: "Honeymoon"2023 Chicago MedDeanna BrooksEpisode: "Those Times You Have to Cross the Line" City on FireFeliciaMain role; 8 episodes 2024 Chicago P.D.Diane HarrisonEpisode: "Off Switch"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated Work Result 2002 Ovation Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 2013 Ovation Award Best Lead Actress in a Musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 2015 Tony Award Best Actress in a MusicalFun Home 2016Grammy AwardBest Musical Theater Album