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Marilyn Burns
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Marilyn Burns's Filmography
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Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Sally(archive footage)
In a Madman's World
as Mrs. Hill
Sacrament
as Beulah Standifer
Butcher Boys
as Ruth
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Verna Carson
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
as Self (archive footage)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Self
The American Nightmare
as Self
American Psycho
as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Patient on Gurney
Future-Kill
as Dorothy Grim
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
as Nora Dennis
Eaten Alive
as Faye
Helter Skelter
as Linda Kasabian
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
as Sally
Lovin' Molly
as Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
Brewster McCloud
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Stab
as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)