Marilyn Burns
Actor
- Born
- July 5, 1949 · Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 5, 2014 (age 65)
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
American Psycho
April 13, 2000
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
October 11, 1974
Texas Chainsaw 3D
January 3, 2013
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
September 22, 1995
Eaten Alive
December 25, 1976
The Great Waldo Pepper
March 13, 1975
Brewster McCloud
August 18, 1971
Helter Skelter
April 1, 1976
Butcher Boys
September 6, 2013
Terror in the Aisles
October 26, 1984
The American Nightmare
September 11, 2000
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
August 30, 2010
Acting20
- 2025Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Sally(archive footage)
- 2017In a Madman's World as Mrs. Hill
- 2014Sacrament as Beulah Standifer
- 2013Butcher Boys as Ruth
- 2013Texas Chainsaw 3D as Verna Carson
- 2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape as Self (archive footage)
- 2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth as Self
- 2000The American Nightmare as Self
- 2000American Psycho as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1995