Alicia Maree Malone (born 4 September 1981) is an Australian–American author and television host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Born in Canberra, Malone became a cinephile of classic Hollywood films at a young age. After graduating from Canberra Girls Grammar School, she moved to Sydney intending to work in television. In 2000, she was hired by the Channel Seven television station as a teleprompter operator, and later worked in numerous production roles. In 2006, Malone was hired by Movie Network Channels as a producer and editor. With the support of a close friend and colleague, she began hosting film-related programming, and served as a red carpet interviewer at Australian film premieres.

In 2010, Malone moved to Los Angeles to work in American television. She was hired by her native Australian Today show as a press junket journalist, whereby she held media interviews with numerous celebrities. Meanwhile, she hosted several podcasts and wrote two non-fiction books, exploring the involvement of women in film. In 2016, she was hired as a host for the now-defunct streaming service FilmStruck, which led to her hiring as a full-time host for Turner Classic Movies.

Malone was born in Canberra, Australia. When she was three years old, she watched The NeverEnding Story (1984) in a movie theater with her mother and sisters. During the film, the character Atreyu tries to save his beloved horse Artax, which made her very emotional. She remembered, "I started crying and yelling ... I made so much noise my mum had to take me out of the theater." She has credited the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as her introduction to classic cinema, becoming an avid admirer of Marilyn Monroe. To advance her knowledge into cinema, at a young age, she read editions of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide and watched films presented on Bill Collins' Golden Years of Hollywood program on Network 10.

While studying at Canberra Girls Grammar School, Malone started a film club, intending to convince her classmates to appreciate classic cinema. After graduating, she chose not to attend a university but instead moved to Sydney, intending to work in television. There, she applied and won a half scholarship to study television at a technical college. Meanwhile, she worked at a Video Ezy rental store, where she was hired on the spot, and advised unsuspecting customers which films they should rent. After an acquaintance suggested her, Malone began working at the Channel Seven television station, which was broadcasting the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics at the time, as a teleprompter operator.

Malone stayed at Channel Seven for six years, working a variety of production roles for Seven News and Sunrise. Then, she was hired as a producer and editor for the premium television station Movie Network Channels, which broadcast Movie One, Movie Extra and Movie Greats. She produced and edited PS and Redspace for Movie One, and Movie Juice, a weekly movie television program on Movie Extra.

While there, Malone reflected: "When I saw the fun tasks the TV hosts got to do on the channel—interviewing filmmakers, reviewing movies—I knew that's what I wanted to do. It was like my film club or video store experiences on a much larger level." She stated her request to Renée Brack, a friend and colleague of hers, who agreed to have Malone do live red carpet events. As the Movie Network's red carpet reporter, she covered Australian film premieres and award shows for the channels. Furthermore, Malone hosted Trailer Park, based on her original pitch which featured exclusive movie trailers, and was a film reporter for Channel Seven's The Morning Show.

In 2010, Malone moved to Los Angeles and was permitted an O visa, allowing her to only work in television. Her first work in the United States was doing press junkets for the Australian Today show. During these events, she developed a habit for hugging the celebrities she had interviewed. She recalled: "...you know, you're not supposed to touch these celebrities, they're kind of the untouchable — some of them you can't even shake hands with. So I thought a hug would be a great way to break the ice, to make it be like, we're both humans ... and then it became kind of a theme." After several years of interviewing celebrities, Malone returned to broadcast television, appearing as a "film expert" on American television networks, including CNN, MSNBC, and NBC's Today.