Marilyn Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1949
- Died
- August 5, 2014
- Birthplace
- Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Stab 2026
as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nash the Slash Rises Again! 2025
as Self - Sally(archive footage)
In a Madman's World 2017
as Mrs. Hill
Sacrament 2014
as Beulah Standifer
Butcher Boys 2013
as Ruth
Texas Chainsaw 3D 2013
as Verna Carson
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth 2000
as Self
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1995
as Patient on Gurney
Future-Kill 1985
as Dorothy Grim
Terror in the Aisles 1984
as Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kiss Daddy Goodbye 1981
as Nora Dennis
Eaten Alive 1976
as Faye
Helter Skelter 1976
as Linda Kasabian
The Great Waldo Pepper 1975
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
as Sally
Lovin' Molly 1974
as Sarah / Molly (uncredited), Stand In
Brewster McCloud 1971
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.