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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 7, 1975
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Χέδερ Μπερνς
- Хезер Бёрнс
Heather Burns
1.9 Popularity
Biography
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).
Known For
6.8
Rosemary
The Best You Can
2025
0.0
Beth
Princeton's in the Mix
2023
6.2
Deb
Social Distance
2020
7.0
Mary McCutcheon
The Politician
2019
5.1
Lorraine Davison
Brave New Jersey
2017
7.5
Toni Hedger
The Good Fight
2017
7.5
Jill
Manchester by the Sea
2016
7.4
Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
Blindspot
2015
7.5
Trish
Sneaky Pete
2015
6.5
Jenna Dennings
Save Me
2013
Credits
The Best You Can
as Rosemary
2025
6.8
Princeton's in the Mix
as Beth
2023
0.0
Social Distance
as Deb
2020
6.2
The Politician
as Mary McCutcheon
2019
7.0
Brave New Jersey
as Lorraine Davison
2017
5.1
The Good Fight
as Toni Hedger
2017
7.5
Manchester by the Sea
as Jill
2016
7.5
Blindspot
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
2015
7.4
Sneaky Pete
as Trish
2015
7.5
Save Me
as Jenna Dennings
2013
6.5
Elementary
as Chloe Butler
2012
7.6
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
as Erin Fitzgerald
2012
6.0
What's Your Number?
as Eileen
2011
6.5
Mister Handsome
as Emily
2011
0.0
Ashes
as Jasmine
2011
7.0
Valley of the Sun
as Betsy
2011
3.9
Weakness
as Julia
2010
4.6
Blue Bloods
as Sister Mary
2010
7.8
Bored to Death
as Leah
2009
7.3
The Unusuals
2009
7.6
Breaking Upwards
as Hannah
2009
5.4
Choke
as Internet Date / Gwen
2008
6.1
Beer for My Horses
as Lobster Claw
2008
4.8
Watching the Detectives
as Denise
2007
6.3
Twenty Good Years
as Stella Mason
2006
8.5
The Groomsmen
as Jules
2006
5.2
Brooklyn Lobster
as Kerry Miller
2005
5.7
Bewitched
as Nina
2005
5.1
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Cheryl Frasier
2005
5.7
Perception
as Ramona
2005
0.0
Kill the Poor
as Scarlet
2003
4.4
Two Weeks Notice
as Meryl Brooks
2002
6.4
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Claire Quinn
2001
7.6
Miss Congeniality
as Cheryl Frasier
2000
6.5
The $treet
as Joanne Sacker
2000
5.4
The Beat
as Beatrice Felsen
2000
2.0
You Are Here*
as Lydia
2000
0.0
You've Got Mail
as Christina Plutzker
1998
6.7
Law & Order
as Lana Madison
1990
7.4