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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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Filmography9 titles
American Psycho
2000as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000as Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974as Sally
1974as Sally
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000as Self
2000as Self
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975as Spectator (uncredited)
1975as Spectator (uncredited)
Brewster McCloud
1970as Tour Guide (uncredited)
1970as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Texas Chainsaw
2013as Verna Carson
2013as Verna Carson
Eaten Alive
1976as Faye
1976as Faye
Lovin' Molly
1974as Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
1974as Sarah / Molly (uncredited)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
1994as Patient on Gurney
1994as Patient on Gurney