Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 7, 1975
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Heather Burns
Biography
Heather Burns (born April 7, 1975) is an American actress, known for her role as Miss Rhode Island Cheryl Frasier in the 2000 film Miss Congeniality and its 2005 sequel, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Burns was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father Jim Burns played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. She is married to actor Ajay Naidu. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Burns has appeared in a number of films with Sandra Bullock, including Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). More recently she starred in the film What's Your Number? (2011), she held a recurring role opposite Zach Galifinakis in the HBO series Bored to Death and plays Trish in the Amazon webseries Sneaky Pete (2017).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Best You Can | Rosemary |
| 2023 | Princeton's in the Mix | Beth |
| 2017 | Brave New Jersey | Lorraine Davison |
| 2016 | Manchester by the Sea | Jill |
| 2012 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Erin Fitzgerald |
| 2011 | Valley of the Sun | Betsy |
| 2011 | Ashes | Jasmine |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? | Eileen |
| 2011 | Mister Handsome | Emily |
| 2010 | Weakness | Julia |
| 2009 | Breaking Upwards | Hannah |
| 2008 | Choke | Internet Date / Gwen |
| 2008 | Beer for My Horses | Lobster Claw |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Denise |
| 2006 | The Groomsmen | Jules |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Cheryl Frasier |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Nina |
| 2005 | Perception | Ramona |
| 2005 | Brooklyn Lobster | Kerry Miller |
| 2003 | Kill the Poor | Scarlet |
| 2002 | Two Weeks Notice | Meryl Brooks |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality | Cheryl Frasier |
| 2000 | You Are Here* | Lydia |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail | Christina Plutzker |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Social Distance | Deb |
| 2019 | The Politician | Mary McCutcheon |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Toni Hedger |
| 2015 | Blindspot | Kathy Gustafson aka Electra |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete | Trish |
| 2013 | Save Me | Jenna Dennings |
| 2012 | Elementary | Chloe Butler |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Sister Mary |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Leah |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Claire Quinn |
| 2000 | The $treet | Joanne Sacker |
| 2000 | The Beat | Beatrice Felsen |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lana Madison |