Heather Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1975
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
Brenda 2026
as Ms. Johansen
The Best You Can 2025
as Rosemary
Princeton's in the Mix 2023
as Beth
Brave New Jersey 2017
as Lorraine Davison
Manchester by the Sea 2016
as Jill
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas 2012
as Erin Fitzgerald
What's Your Number? 2011
as Eileen
Mister Handsome 2011
as Emily
Ashes 2011
as Jasmine, Writer
Valley of the Sun 2011
as Betsy
Weakness 2010
as Julia
Breaking Upwards 2009
as Hannah
Choke 2008
as Internet Date / Gwen
Beer for My Horses 2008
as Lobster Claw
Watching the Detectives 2007
as Denise
The Groomsmen 2006
as Jules
Brooklyn Lobster 2005
as Kerry Miller
Why I Love 'Bewitched' 2005
as Self
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' 2005
as Self
Bewitched 2005
as Nina
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005
as Cheryl Frasier
Perception 2005
as Ramona
Kill the Poor 2003
as Scarlet
Two Weeks Notice 2002
as Meryl Brooks
Miss Congeniality 2000
as Cheryl "Rhode Island"
You Are Here* 2000
as Lydia
You've Got Mail 1998
as Christina Plutzker
Credits from TMDB.