Heather Burns

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Heather Burns

Acting 51 April 7, 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 Cong…

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Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

7.5 2016 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Miss Congeniality

Miss Congeniality

6.5 2000 Movie
You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

6.7 1998 Movie
Blindspot

Blindspot

7.4 2015 TV Show
Elementary

Elementary

7.6 2012 TV Show
What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

6.5 2011 Movie
Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice

6.4 2002 Movie
Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

7.8 2010 TV Show
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

5.7 2005 Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6 2001 TV Show
Bewitched

Bewitched

5.1 2005 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Brenda

    Movie Ms. Johansen

  2. 2025
    The Best You Can

    Movie Rosemary

  3. 2023
    Princeton's in the Mix

    Movie Beth

  4. 2020
    Social Distance

    TV show Deb

  5. 2019
    The Politician

    TV show Mary McCutcheon

  6. 2017
    Brave New Jersey

    Movie Lorraine Davison

  7. 2017
    The Good Fight

    TV show Toni Hedger

  8. 2016
    Manchester by the Sea

    Movie Jill

  9. 2015
    Blindspot

    TV show Kathy Gustafson aka Electra

  10. 2015
    Sneaky Pete

    TV show Trish

  11. 2013
    Save Me

    TV show Jenna Dennings

  12. 2012
    Elementary

    TV show Chloe Butler

  13. 2012
    The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

    Movie Erin Fitzgerald

  14. 2011
    What's Your Number?

    Movie Eileen

  15. 2011
    Mister Handsome

    Movie Emily

  16. 2011
    Ashes

    Movie Jasmine

More credits
  1. 2011
    Valley of the Sun

    Movie Betsy

  2. 2010
    Weakness

    Movie Julia

  3. 2010
    Blue Bloods

    TV show Sister Mary

  4. 2009
    Bored to Death

    TV show Leah

  5. 2009
    The Unusuals

    TV show

  6. 2009
    Breaking Upwards

    Movie Hannah

  7. 2008
    Choke

    Movie Internet Date / Gwen

  8. 2008
    Beer for My Horses

    Movie Lobster Claw

  9. 2007
    Watching the Detectives

    Movie Denise

  10. 2006
    Twenty Good Years

    TV show Stella Mason

  11. 2006
    The Groomsmen

    Movie Jules

  12. 2005
    Brooklyn Lobster

    Movie Kerry Miller

  13. 2005
    Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

    Movie Self

  14. 2005
    Why I Love 'Bewitched'

    Movie Self

  15. 2005
    Bewitched

    Movie Nina

  16. 2005
    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

    Movie Cheryl Frasier

  17. 2005
    Perception

    Movie Ramona

  18. 2003
    Kill the Poor

    Movie Scarlet

  19. 2002
    Two Weeks Notice

    Movie Meryl Brooks

  20. 2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    TV show Claire Quinn

  21. 2000
    Miss Congeniality

    Movie Cheryl 'New York'

  22. 2000
    The $treet

    TV show Joanne Sacker

  23. 2000
    The Beat

    TV show Beatrice Felsen

  24. 2000
    You Are Here*

    Movie Lydia