She played Nora Dennis in 1981’s “Kiss Daddy Goodbye” and Dorothy Grim in 1985’s “Future-Kill”. Burns reprised the role of Sally Hardesty twice: first for 1994’s “The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” and later for 2013’s “Texas Chainsaw 3D”. She also appeared in 2012’s “BoneBoys” as Ruth and starred as Beulah Standifer in 2014’s “Sacrament”, which premiered in June. Burns had two yet-to-be-released upcoming films at the time of her death: “In a Madman’s World” and “Mindflip”. On August 5, 2014, Burns was found dead in her Houston home by family members. She was 65 years old.