House of Good and Evil

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Clean and Narrow

Rushmore

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

Two Mothers for Zachary

She Fought Alone

Leap of Faith

Simple Men

The Fulfillment of Mary Gray

Full Moon in Blue Water

Marietta Marich (; née Cox; April 5, 1930 – September 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, writer, stage director, and television host. Born in Dallas, Texas, Marich became a prominent stage actress in Houston beginning in the 1950s. She later began appearing in films in the 1980s, making her screen debut in Courtship (1987). She subsequently appeared in a number of films in supporting roles, including Simple Men (1992), Leap of Faith (1992), and Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998).
Marich garnered renewed attention for her portrayal of Luda Mae Hewitt, mother of Leatherface, in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as its prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). Her final film appearance was in House of Good and Evil (2013), before her death in 2017 of aortic dissection, aged 87.



Marietta Marich