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Heather Burns
Actor, WriterBorn April 7, 1975 (49 years)
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).
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).
Filmography
| 2022 | Julia (2022) (TV Series) · as Claire Foster |
| 2020 | Social Distance (TV Series) · as Deb |
| 2019 | The Politician (TV Series) · as Mary Mccutcheon |
| 2017 | Friends from College (TV Series) · as Anka Wexler |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Toni Hedger |
| 2016 | Brave New Jersey · as Lorraine Davison |
| 2016 | Manchester by the Sea · as Jill |
| 2015 | Blindspot (TV Series) · as Kathy Gustafson Aka Electra |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete (TV Series) · as Trish |
| 2013 | Save Me (TV Series) · as Jenna Dennings |
| 2012 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas · as Erin Fitzgerald |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Chloe Butler |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? · as Eileen |
| 2011 | Valley of the Sun · as Betsy |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Sister Mary |
| 2009 | Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Leah |
| 2009 | The Unusuals (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Breaking Upwards · as Hannah |
| 2008 | Choke · as Internet Date / Gwen |
| 2008 | Beer for My Horses · as Lobster Claw |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives · as Denise |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The Groomsmen · as Jules |
| 2005 | Brooklyn Lobster · as Kerry Miller |
| 2005 | Bewitched · as Nina |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous · as Cheryl Frasier |
| 2005 | Perception · as Ramona |
| 2003 | Kill the Poor · as Scarlet |
| 2003 | Two Weeks Notice: Additional Scenes · as Meryl Brooks |
| 2002 | Two Weeks Notice · as Meryl Brooks |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Claire Quinn |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality · as Cheryl Frasier |
| 2000 | The $treet (TV Series) · as Joanne Sacker |
| 2000 | The Beat (TV Series) · as Beatrice Felsen |
| 2000 | You Are Here* · as Lydia |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail · as Christina Plutzker |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Lana Madison |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Herrick #1 (1996-1997) |
The Best You Can · as Rosemary |