Marilyn Burns

Actor
BirthdayJul 5, 1949 (65 years old)
DeathdayAug 5, 2014
Place of birthErie, Pennsylvania, USA
GenderFemale

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.

Known for

Sally

Oct 11, 1974

Verna Carson

Jan 3, 2013

Patient on Gurney

Sep 22, 1995

Faye

Dec 25, 1976

Spectator (uncredited)

Mar 13, 1975

Tour Guide (uncredited)

Dec 5, 1970

Linda Kasabian

Apr 1, 1976

Ruth

Sep 6, 2013

Self

Sep 11, 2000

Dorothy Grim

May 3, 1985

Beulah Standifer

Jun 7, 2014

Sarah / Molly (uncredited)

Apr 14, 1974

Nora Dennis

Jan 1, 1981

Carmen

Jan 1, 1983

Linda Kasabian

Apr 1, 1976

Mrs. Hill

Mar 10, 2017

Sally

Oct 11, 1974

Verna Carson

Jan 3, 2013

Patient on Gurney

Sep 22, 1995

Faye

Dec 25, 1976

Spectator (uncredited)

Mar 13, 1975

Tour Guide (uncredited)

Dec 5, 1970

Acting


Participated in 16 movies, 1 TV series

2017


2014

Beulah Standifer


2013


2013

Verna Carson





1985

Dorothy Grim



1981

Nora Dennis


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