Acting · geboren 1949-07-05 · Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Marilyn Burns

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.

Bekannt aus

• Blutgericht in Texas (1974) – Sally
• Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) – Verna Carson
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Die Rückkehr (1995) – Patient on Gurney
• Blutrausch (1976) – Faye
• Tollkühne Flieger (1975) – Spectator (uncredited)
• Auch Vögel können töten (1971) – Tour Guide (uncredited)
• Helter Skelter - Die Nacht der langen Messer (1976) – Linda Kasabian
• Butcher Boys (2013) – Ruth
• Terror im Parkett (1984) – Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The American Nightmare (2000) – Self
• Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) – Self (archive footage)
• Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) – Self
• Future Kill - Die Herausforderung (1985) – Dorothy Grim
• Sacrament (2014) – Beulah Standifer
• Aus Liebe zu Molly (1974) – Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
• Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) – Nora Dennis
• Helter Skelter (1976) – Linda Kasabian
• In a Madman's World (2017) – Mrs. Hill
• Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025) – Self - Sally(archive footage)
• Stab (2026) – Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)