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. Marilyn Burns(1949년생, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 텍사스 전기톱 학살, 이튼 얼라이브, Helter Skelter가 있으며, 그 외에도 아메리칸 사이코, 텍사스 전기톱 연쇄살인사건 3D, 텍사스 전기톱 학살 4, 그레이트 왈도 페퍼, Terror in the Aisles, Lovin' Molly, 운명의 맥클라우드, Nash the Slash Rises Again!, The American Nightmare, Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth, Butcher Boys, Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Stab에서 Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited) 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Nash the Slash Rises Again!에 출연했다. 2017년 In a Madman's World에서 Mrs. Hill 역을 맡았다.