Marilyn Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1949
- Place of birth
- Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 5, 2014
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.
Movies with Marilyn Burns
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 · ★ 7.3
- Texas Chainsaw 3D 2013 · ★ 5.5
- The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1995 · ★ 4.6
- Eaten Alive 1976 · ★ 5.5
- The Great Waldo Pepper 1975 · ★ 6.6
- Brewster McCloud 1971 · ★ 6.3
- Helter Skelter 1976 · ★ 6.9
- Butcher Boys 2013 · ★ 4.4
- Terror in the Aisles 1984 · ★ 6.1
- The American Nightmare 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape 2010 · ★ 6.7
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth 2000 · ★ 7.0
- Future-Kill 1985 · ★ 4.6
- Sacrament 2014 · ★ 3.7
- Lovin' Molly 1974 · ★ 4.9
- Kiss Daddy Goodbye 1981 · ★ 5.2
- In a Madman's World 2017
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! 2025
- Stab 2026