Marilyn Burns 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), which established her as an early final girl and scream queen. In 2025, the film was her first to be inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nash the Slash Rises Again!Movie | Self - Sally(archive footage) | 76 |
| 2017 | In a Madman's WorldMovie | Mrs. Hill | 68 |
| 2014 | SacramentMovie | Beulah Standifer | 65 |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3DMovie | Verna Carson | 64 |
| 2013 | Butcher BoysMovie | Ruth | 64 |
| 2010 | Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & VideotapeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 61 |
| 2000 | American PsychoMovie | Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited) | 51 |
| 2000 | The American NightmareMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2000 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1995 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw MassacreMovie | Patient on Gurney | 46 |
| 1985 | Future-KillMovie | Dorothy Grim | 36 |
| 1984 | Terror in the AislesMovie | Self - Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1981 | Kiss Daddy GoodbyeMovie | Nora Dennis | 32 |
| 1976 | Eaten AliveMovie | Faye | 27 |
| 1976 | Helter SkelterMovie | Linda Kasabian | 27 |
| 1976 | Helter SkelterSeries | Linda Kasabian | 27 |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo PepperMovie | Spectator (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1974 | Lovin' MollyMovie | Sarah / Molly (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw MassacreMovie | Sally | 25 |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloudMovie | Tour Guide (uncredited) | 22 |