Marilyn Burns
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday5 July 1949
Died5 August 2014 (age 65)
Place of birthErie, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits20
Biography
Marilyn Burns (born Mary Lynn Ann Burns; May 7, 1949 – August 5, 2014) was an American actress. Burns is known for portraying survivor Sally Hardesty in Tobe Hooper's influential horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Burns was raised in Houston, Texas and after graduating with a drama degree at the University of Texas, Austin, she made her first film appearance in Robert Altman's comedy film Brewster McCloud (1970). After a brief cameo The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995), Burns took a 17-year break from acting in feature films till she returned in Butcher Boys (2012), d…
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2026 · Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025 · Self - Sally(archive footage)
In a Madman's World
2017 · Mrs. Hill
Sacrament
2014 · Beulah Standifer
Butcher Boys
2013 · Ruth
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013 · Verna Carson
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000 · Self
The American Nightmare
2000 · Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995 · Patient on Gurney
Future-Kill
1985 · Dorothy Grim
Terror in the Aisles
1984 · Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
1981 · Nora Dennis
Eaten Alive
1976 · Faye
Helter Skelter
1976 · Linda Kasabian
Helter Skelter
1976 · Linda Kasabian
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975 · Spectator (uncredited)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · Sally
Lovin' Molly
1974 · Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
Lovin' Molly
1974 · Stand In
Brewster McCloud
1971 · Tour Guide (uncredited)
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