Heather Burns
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Lana Madison
1990
Series
Blue Bloods
Sister Mary
2010
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Claire Quinn
2001
Series
Elementary
Chloe Butler
2012
Series
Blindspot
Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
2015
Series
The Good Fight
Toni Hedger
2017
Series
Sneaky Pete
Trish
2015
Film
You've Got Mail
Christina Plutzker
1998
Film
Manchester by the Sea
Jill
2016
Film
Miss Congeniality
Cheryl Frasier
2000
Series
Bored to Death
Leah
2009
Series
The Politician
Mary McCutcheon
2019
Film
Two Weeks Notice
Meryl Brooks
2002
Series
The Beat
Beatrice Felsen
2000
Film
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Cheryl Frasier
2005
Series
The $treet
Joanne Sacker
2000
Series
The Unusuals
2009
Film
What's Your Number?
Eileen
2011
Film
Bewitched
Nina
2005
Series
Twenty Good Years
Stella Mason
2006
Series
Social Distance
Deb
2020
Film
The Best You Can
Rosemary
2025
Film
Brenda
Ms. Johansen
2026
Film
The Groomsmen
Jules
2006
Series
Save Me
Jenna Dennings
2013
Film
Watching the Detectives
Denise
2007
Film
Choke
Internet Date / Gwen
2008
Film
Perception
Ramona
2005
Film
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Erin Fitzgerald
2012
Film
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
Film
Beer for My Horses
Lobster Claw
2008
Film
Kill the Poor
Scarlet
2003
Film
Mister Handsome
Emily
2011
Film
Valley of the Sun
Betsy
2011
Film
Weakness
Julia
2010
Film
Breaking Upwards
Hannah
2009
Film
Brave New Jersey
Lorraine Davison
2017
Film
You Are Here*
Lydia
2000
Film
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
Film
Princeton's in the Mix
Beth
2023
Film
Brooklyn Lobster
Kerry Miller
2005
Film
Ashes
Jasmine
2011