Marilyn Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1949
- Died
- August 5, 2014 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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), directed by Kim Henkel who co-wrote The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Known For
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Filmography
Stab
Movie · as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Movie · as Self - Sally(archive footage)
In a Madman's World
Movie · as Mrs. Hill
Sacrament
Movie · as Beulah Standifer
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Movie · as Verna Carson
Butcher Boys
Movie · as Ruth
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
Movie · as Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Movie · as Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Movie · as Patient on Gurney
Future-Kill
Movie · as Dorothy Grim
Terror in the Aisles
Movie · as Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
Movie · as Nora Dennis
Eaten Alive
Movie · as Faye
Helter Skelter
Movie · as Linda Kasabian
Helter Skelter
TV · as Linda Kasabian · 2 eps
The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Movie · as Sally
Lovin' Molly
Movie · as Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
Brewster McCloud
Movie · as Tour Guide (uncredited)