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Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns

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Born July 5, 1949 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Died August 5, 2014

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Marilyn Burns was born Mary Lynn Ann Burns on May 7, 1949 in Erie, Pennsylvania, and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama. Marilyn was one of the original scream queens, remembered primarily for her role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). She played Sally Hardesty, a teenager who travels with her brother and some friends to the cemetery where her grandfather was buried to investigate reports of grave vandalism, and then encounters an insane, murderous family, including the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.

Her follow-up appearance was in Eaten Alive (1976), where she played a vacationer who unwittingly stumbles upon a hotel managed by a maniac who feeds his guests to his crocodile. Marilyn earned her scream queen status by starring in other horror movies; Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) and Future-Kill (1985). She appeared in the television miniseries Helter Skelter (1976) about the real-life trial of Charles Manson and his family. She played Linda Kasabian, a member of the Manson Family whose testimony helped lead to the convictions of the cult leader and many of his followers.

Marilyn had an uncredited cameo as Sally Hardesty in The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995), and made a cameo appearance as Verna Carlson in Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013). However, aside from these roles and occasional appearances at horror conventions, she lived a relatively quiet life out of the spotlight in the Houston area in her later years. Marilyn Burns died at age 65 in her sleep on August 5, 2014 and was found in her Houston, Texas home by family members, the cause was an apparent heart attack, although not specified.

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Future-Kill 1985 TV trailer

Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) Trailer

Texas Chain Saw Day | August 18 | One Night Only

Poster Art 1974-2010

50th Anniversary | Official Trailer

50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition

William Friedkin on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - Original Trailer (4K)

Official Theatrical Trailer #2

Behind The Scenes

Re-release Trailer

The Chainsaw Dance

The Dinner Scene

Mark Kermode introduces The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Filming Locations | Then & Now 1973 Austin

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - Trailer HD 1080p

Karyn Kusama on TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

Filmography

Actor

30

Type

Year

Nash the Slash Rises Again! Poster

Nash the Slash Rises Again! Documentary2025Self - Sally

VHS Nasty Poster

VHS Nasty Feature Film2019

In a Madman's World Poster

In a Madman's World Feature Film2017Mrs. Hill

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Poster

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Documentary2015

Sacrament Poster

Sacrament Feature Film2014Beulah Standifer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 40 Years Later: Filming Locations Then and Now Poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 40 Years Later: Filming Locations Then and Now Short Film2014Sally

Texas Chainsaw Poster

Texas Chainsaw Feature Film2013Verna

Butcher Boys Poster

Butcher Boys Feature Film2012Ruth

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Poster

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Documentary2010Self

5ive Minutes with Marilyn Poster

5ive Minutes with Marilyn Video2007Self

Horror Business Poster

Horror Business Documentary2007Self

The Gator Creator with Tobe Hooper Poster

The Gator Creator with Tobe Hooper Documentary2007Faye

Still Chainsaw After All These Years Poster

Still Chainsaw After All These Years Documentary2004Self

Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation Poster

Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation Documentary2001Sally Hardesty

American Psycho Poster

American Psycho Feature Film2000Sally Hardesty

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth Poster

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth Documentary2000Self

The American Nightmare Poster

The American Nightmare Documentary2000Self

Michael Hayes Poster

Michael Hayes TV Series1997Sally

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Poster

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Feature Film1995Patient on Gurney

The Horror Hall of Fame II Poster

The Horror Hall of Fame II TV Movie1991Self

Future-Kill Poster

Future-Kill Feature Film1985Dorothy Grim

Terror in the Aisles Poster

Terror in the Aisles Documentary1984Sally Hardesty

California Cowboys Poster

California Cowboys Feature Film1983Carmen

Kiss Daddy Goodbye Poster

Kiss Daddy Goodbye Feature Film1981Nora Dennis

Eaten Alive Poster

Eaten Alive Feature Film1976Faye

Helter Skelter Poster

Helter Skelter Mini-Series1976Linda Kasabian

The Great Waldo Pepper Poster

The Great Waldo Pepper Feature Film1975Spectator

Lovin' Molly Poster

Lovin' Molly Feature Film1974Sarah

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Poster

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Feature Film1974Sally

Brewster McCloud Poster

Brewster McCloud Feature Film1970Tour Guide

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4

Type

Year

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed Poster

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed Documentary2014

Moxina Short Film2012

Party Girl Short Film2009

5ive Minutes with Marilyn Poster

5ive Minutes with Marilyn Video2007

Other Crew

2

Type

Year

The Chicken Run Poster

The Chicken Run Short Film2015

Lovin' Molly Poster

Lovin' Molly Feature Film1974

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