Heather Burns

Heather Burns

Known for
Acting
Born
April 7, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

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Filmography

2026
Brenda poster

Brenda

Movie · as Ms. Johansen

2025
The Best You Can poster

The Best You Can

Movie · as Rosemary

2023
Princeton's in the Mix poster

Princeton's in the Mix

Movie · as Beth

2020
Social Distance poster

Social Distance

TV · as Deb · 1 ep

2019
The Politician poster

The Politician

TV · as Mary McCutcheon · 1 ep

2017
Brave New Jersey poster

Brave New Jersey

Movie · as Lorraine Davison

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Toni Hedger · 1 ep

2016
Manchester by the Sea poster

Manchester by the Sea

Movie · as Jill

2015
Blindspot poster

Blindspot

TV · as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra · 4 eps

2015
Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete

TV · as Trish · 2 eps

2013
Save Me poster

Save Me

TV · as Jenna Dennings · 7 eps

2012
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas poster

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

Movie · as Erin Fitzgerald

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Chloe Butler · 1 ep

2011
Valley of the Sun poster

Valley of the Sun

Movie · as Betsy

2011
Ashes poster

Ashes

Movie · as Jasmine

2011
What's Your Number? poster

What's Your Number?

Movie · as Eileen

2011
Mister Handsome poster

Mister Handsome

Movie · as Emily

2010
Weakness poster

Weakness

Movie · as Julia

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Sister Mary · 1 ep

2009
Breaking Upwards poster

Breaking Upwards

Movie · as Hannah

2009
The Unusuals poster

The Unusuals

TV · 2 eps

2009
Bored to Death poster

Bored to Death

TV · as Leah · 24 eps

2008
Choke poster

Choke

Movie · as Internet Date / Gwen

2008
Beer for My Horses poster

Beer for My Horses

Movie · as Lobster Claw

2007
Watching the Detectives poster

Watching the Detectives

Movie · as Denise

2006
The Groomsmen poster

The Groomsmen

Movie · as Jules

2006
Twenty Good Years poster

Twenty Good Years

TV · as Stella Mason · 13 eps

2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous poster

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Movie · as Cheryl Frasier

2005
Bewitched poster

Bewitched

Movie · as Nina

2005
Perception poster

Perception

Movie · as Ramona

2005
Brooklyn Lobster poster

Brooklyn Lobster

Movie · as Kerry Miller

2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' poster

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

Movie · as Self

2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched' poster

Why I Love 'Bewitched'

Movie · as Self

2003
Kill the Poor poster

Kill the Poor

Movie · as Scarlet

2002
Two Weeks Notice poster

Two Weeks Notice

Movie · as Meryl Brooks

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Claire Quinn · 1 ep

2000
Miss Congeniality poster

Miss Congeniality

Movie · as Cheryl "Rhode Island"

2000
You Are Here* poster

You Are Here*

Movie · as Lydia

2000
The $treet poster

The $treet

TV · as Joanne Sacker · 5 eps

2000
The Beat poster

The Beat

TV · as Beatrice Felsen · 6 eps

1998
You've Got Mail poster

You've Got Mail

Movie · as Christina

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Lana Madison · 1 ep