
Actor
Heather Burns
Born 1975 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
Acting

Manchester by the Sea
Jill · 2016

Blindspot
Kathy Gustafson aka Electra · 2015

Elementary
Chloe Butler · 2012

You've Got Mail
Christina Plutzker · 1998

Miss Congeniality
Cheryl Frasier · 2000

Blue Bloods
Sister Mary · 2010

What's Your Number?
Eileen · 2011

Two Weeks Notice
Meryl Brooks · 2002

Law & Order
Lana Madison · 1990

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Claire Quinn · 2001

Sneaky Pete
Trish · 2015

The Good Fight
Toni Hedger · 2017

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Cheryl Frasier · 2005

Bored to Death
Leah · 2009

The Politician
Mary McCutcheon · 2019

Bewitched
Nina · 2005

Choke
Internet Date / Gwen · 2008

Watching the Detectives
Denise · 2007

The Best You Can
Rosemary · 2025

Social Distance
Deb · 2020

The Groomsmen
Jules · 2006

Perception
Ramona · 2005

Save Me
Jenna Dennings · 2013

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Erin Fitzgerald · 2012
