Heather Burns
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).
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movieBrenda
2026
Ms. Johansen
movieThe Best You Can
2025
Rosemary
tvThe Politician
2019
Mary McCutcheon
movieBrave New Jersey
2017
Lorraine Davison
tvThe Good Fight
2017
Toni Hedger
tvBlindspot
2015
Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
tvSneaky Pete
2015
Trish
tvSave Me
2013
Jenna Dennings
tvElementary
2012
Chloe Butler
movieThe Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
Erin Fitzgerald
movieAshes
2011
Jasmine
movieWeakness
2010
Julia
tvBlue Bloods
2010
Sister Mary
movieChoke
2008
Internet Date / Gwen
movieBeer for My Horses
2008
Lobster Claw
tvTwenty Good Years
2006
Stella Mason
movieBrooklyn Lobster
2005
Kerry Miller
movieMiss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
Cheryl Frasier
moviePerception
2005
Ramona
movieKill the Poor
2003
Scarlet
movieTwo Weeks Notice
2002
Meryl Brooks
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Claire Quinn
movieMiss Congeniality
2000
Cheryl Frasier
tvThe $treet
2000
Joanne Sacker
tvThe Beat
2000
Beatrice Felsen
movieYou've Got Mail
1998
Christina Plutzker
tvLaw & Order
1990
Lana Madison
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movieAshes
2011
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