Missy Malone Explained

Missy Malone
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Livingston, Scotland
Occupation:Burlesque performer, actress, model

Missy Malone is a Scottish burlesque performer currently based in central England.[1]

Early years

As an only child, Malone and grew up in Livingston, Scotland. Throughout her childhood she attended dance and drama classes. She studied drama and art during high school and spent one school year training at 'Powder' circus school in Glasgow specializing in trapeze and stilt walking.[2] Malone attended Edinburgh College of Art 2003–2007 graduating with a BA Hons Degree in Performance Costume Design.[3] During school holidays as a teenager she worked in a local alternative record store. A huge fan of American popular culture she makes regular trips to Los Angeles.[4] Malone specialised in striptease and acrobalance costumes and corsetry design for her final year of her costume design degree. She customises or creates all her own performance costumes and has styled many photo shoots.[5]

Inspired by classic American pin-up artwork, particularly WWII aircraft nose art, she studied this imagery in her art work and costume designs. Classic American pin-up beauties remain a large influence on her style.[6]

The distinctive white streak in Malone's naturally dark hair has been maintained since she was a teenager. Her father would affectionately call her 'Mallen' after the family from the 1979 TV series The Mallens.[5]

Burlesque

Malone is most known for her work as a burlesque performer. As soon as Malone turned 18, she started performing.[7] She developed a wide range of acts and is mostly known several: her stilt walking 9 ft ‘Bride’ act a tribute to the 1935 classic movie Bride of Frankenstein, fan dance with 4 ft long white feather fans, 'Jack Frost' in a rich black velvet cloak, a variety of other acts including a champagne themed balloon dance, a gambling cowgirl act entitled "Ace of Spades", a classic 1950s bump and grind act "Comanche", and several character acts depicting cupid, a nurse, pirate, and sailor.[8]

Malone works regularly with her dance partner Leyla Rose. Their double acts include a classic Hawaiian hula, a pillow fight, and a rock & roll military act.[9]

From 2003 Malone became a regular performer in the British Burlesque scene, performing across the country in shows like Candybox burlesque in Birmingham[10] and Torture Garden London.[11] In August 2006 Malone performed at the Italian rockabilly festival 'Summer Jamboree' with her then dance partner Foxy (Rachel) Rouge for over 2000 people.[12] Malone took up full-time work as a burlesque performer from December 2007 when she toured with The Damned on their 'twisted Cabaret' UK/Ireland tour.[13]

She performs across continental Europe and the UK.

In 2009, Malone hosted a large scale variety show alongside Leyla Rose as Part of The Glasgow Cabaret Festival.[14] The Missy & Leyla Show was produced by Rhymes with Purple Productions and featured a line-up of performers that Malone and Rose chose themselves.

Acting

At 15 years old Malone got her first professional acting job in a Scottish (H.E.B.S) Anti-Smoking television commercial (Club Smoking). Other commercial works include a Royal Bank of Scotland T.V Commercial and an Olympus magazine promotional advertisement,[15] she has also been interviewed on several European television programmes.[16]

Malone has appeared in several short and feature-length films including

Modelling

Malone has featured in Bizarre magazine,[20] Practical Photography,[21] Borne Magazine,[22] Alternative Magazine,[23] ScotsGay, Custom Car Magazine,[24] Kustom Magazine,[25] I-ON Edinburgh Magazine,[7] Shimmy Magazine, The List magazine, Pinstriping and Kustom Graphics Magazine,[26] One[27] and Milkcow Magazine. She has also been on the cover of The List, Burlesque Magazine, Leither,[28] Fools in print[29] and Civvy Street.[30]

Newspaper features include: The Sun, Metro,[31] The Scotsman, The Herald, The Evening News,[32] Glasgow Evening Times,[33] and The Courier.

She has promoted and been the face of brands such as Buttress and Snatch,[34] Vivien of Holloway,[35] Toxico,[36] Clutterfly Jewellery,[37] What Katie Did,[38] Lily Lo Lo Mineral cosmetics, Vintage Lime,[39] Olympus cameras, Xbox game "Battlestations Midway"[40] and "Battlestations Pacific". Missy is also signed up to Stolen Model Agency.[41]

Malone has also been painted by artists that include low-brow artist Vince Ray.[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. (2 December 2005) Missy’s Official web page. missymalone.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2009
  2. http://shimmymagazine.com/site/current.html From Across the Pond it’s Missy Malone
  3. The Decadent Gent Missy Malone’s interview on Tassel Time tasseltime.net. Retrieved 9 September 2009
  4. Missy Malone, Sweet Sexy Success, Dani Risebury, Burlesque, Issue 1, November 2008
  5. http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1346512.0.this_life_at_21_edinburghbased_missy_malone_is_already_a_soughtafter_burlesque_performer_actor_and_model_who_is_also_in_the_final_stages_of_a_degree_in_costume_design_its_quite_a_joggling_act_but_the_circus_skills_come_in_handy.php This Life
  6. Web site: The Decadent Gent: Missy Malone's interview on Tassel Time . 9 September 2009.
  7. Missy Malone, My I-on Edinburgh, October 2007
  8. In my life: Missy Malone, Amanda Murphy, Edinburgh in Season, Autumn 07
  9. (3 February 2009) Glasgow Cabaret Festival. glasgowcabaretfestival.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009
  10. (29 March 2005) Candybox Burlesque . candyboxburlesque.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009
  11. TG Productions Ltd (11 March 1998) Torture Garden . torturegarden.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009
  12. Missy, the queen of burlesque, Herald & Post, 19 July 2007
  13. (14 March 2000) The Damned. officialdamned.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009
  14. Web site: Welcome to the Glasgow Cabaret Festival '09! . 10 June 2009 . glasgowcabaretfestival.wordpress.com . Glasgow Cabaret Festival Blog . 12 Oct 2023.
  15. (2 May 2007) Olympus SP500UZ burlesque18.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2009
  16. Lo show piu' buono che ci sia, All Music TV, 20 March 2008
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorCZv2lFf4 King Creosote, Bootprints 4 October 2005
  18. http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/reviews.php?id=6338 She wanted To Be Burnt Movie Review 2007
  19. http://www.independentfilmcompany.com/production/ Independent Film Company
  20. Bookies for Rookies, Bizarre Magazine, November 2008
  21. Under Command, Photographer Julian Knight, Practical Photography, July 2008
  22. http://www.bornemagazine.com/Borne_issue_004.pdf Americano
  23. Alternative Pin-ups, Alternative Magazine, issue number 9, October 2007
  24. Doncaster Custom Car Show, Custom Car Magazine, December 2008
  25. 1 Burlesque Festival, Connie Douglas, Kustom, April 2008
  26. Missy malone... Burlesque Performer, Pinstriping and Kustom Graphics, issue 12, February 2008
  27. Burlesque is more, Paul F. Cocldium, One Magazine, May 2008
  28. Leither 47, November 2008
  29. Editor Lucy Keany, Fools in Print, Issue 2, July 2008
  30. Stricken Pose, Civvy Street, June/July 2008
  31. Deliciously decadent, Lawrence Winram, Metro, 14 February 2007
  32. "Dressed to impress at Vegas", Tom Maxwell, The Evening News, 13 July 2007
  33. "Night Moves", Kenny Hodgart, Glasgow Evening Times, 24 May 2007
  34. http://buttressandsnatch.co.uk/gallery/ Buttress and Snatch
  35. http://www.vivienofholloway.com/Sarong/Sarong-Royal-White-SM-Polka-with-bolero.html Vivien of Holloway
  36. http://www.toxico.co.uk/shop.aspx?g=f&s=55 Toxico Clothing
  37. http://www.clutterflyjewellery.com/press.php Clutterfly Jewellery
  38. http://www.whatkatiedid.com/fes_php/fes_usr_sto_search.php?fes_action=DisplayResults&fes_search_name=fes_product_type&fes_search_product_type=81&fes_stp_key=Default What Katie Did lingerie
  39. https://vintagelime.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/missy-malone-models-for-vintage-lime/ Missy Malone Models for Vintage Lime!!!
  40. http://www.jessicaspinups.com/GALLERY_PACIFIC.htm Jessica’s Pin-ups
  41. http://www.stolen-agency.com/models/women/Missy/missy.php Stolen Modelling Agency
  42. http://www.contrabandcandy.com/88.html Contraband Candy