Marilyn Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1949, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 5, 2014
- Movies
- 19
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.
Upcoming Marilyn Burns Movies
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Nash the Slash Rises Again! | Self - Sally(archive footage) |
| 2017 | In a Madman's World | Mrs. Hill |
| 2014 | Sacrament | Beulah Standifer |
| 2013 | Butcher Boys | Ruth |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Verna Carson |
| 2010 | Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth | Self |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Patient on Gurney |
| 1985 | Future-Kill | Dorothy Grim |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Kiss Daddy Goodbye | Nora Dennis |
| 1976 | Eaten Alive | Faye |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter | Linda Kasabian |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper | Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Sally |
| 1974 | Lovin' Molly | Sarah / Molly (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloud | Tour Guide (uncredited) |
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