
Acting
Marilyn Burns
Born — Died
1949-07-05 — 2014-08-05
Place of birth
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
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.
Known for
7.4A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
American Psycho
2000
7.3Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
5.5A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
4.6A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
5.5A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.
Eaten Alive
1976
6.6A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
Film credits
2010s · 5 titles
5.5A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
6.7A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010
4.4A gut-wrenching, non-stop roller coaster ride through the hellish underbelly of inner-city America. A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy, her brother, Mikey, and friends, Kenny and Barbie, face to face with the macabre world of the Boneboys. Inspired by Jonathan Swift's cannibalistic tale A Modest Proposal, the Boneboys are international predators who deal in human flesh - dead or alive. Their hunting grounds are the cities of the world.
Butcher Boys
2013
NRDirectly based upon the infamous Houston Mass Murders, the film centers around Elmer Wayne Henley's life before, during, and immediately after his involvement with Dean Corll and David Brooks, and their killing spree of over 28 victims from 1970 to 1973.
In a Madman's World
2017
3.7Leaving the city behind for a weekend of booze, bud and bonding at the coast, seven friends find themselves stranded en route to the Gulf Coast of Texas when a big storm interferes with their plans.
Sacrament
2014
2000s · 3 titles
7.4A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
American Psycho
2000
6.8An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
The American Nightmare
2000
7.0A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
1980s · 3 titles
6.1A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
Terror in the Aisles
1984
4.6A group of fraternity pledges hatch a plot to kidnap Eddie Pain, the leader of a group of anti-nuclear mutant protestors ravaged by toxic poisoning. When Eddie winds up dead at the hands of one of his own guards, the frat boys are framed for his murder and pursued throughout the city.
Future-Kill
1985
5.3Two children who have psychic powers use them to avenge the death of their father, who was murdered by a biker gang.
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
1981
1970s · 6 titles
7.3Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
5.5A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.
Eaten Alive
1976
6.6A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
6.9The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".
Helter Skelter
1976
6.3Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
Brewster McCloud
1971
4.9Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.
Lovin' Molly
1974



