Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born April 7, 1975
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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as Ms. Johansen
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as Rosemary
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2023
as Beth
TVSocial Distance
2020
as Deb
TVThe Politician
2019
as Mary McCutcheon
MovieBrave New Jersey
2017
as Lorraine Davison
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Toni Hedger
MovieManchester by the Sea
2016
as Jill
TVBlindspot
2015
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
TVSneaky Pete
2015
as Trish
TVSave Me
2013
as Jenna Dennings
TVElementary
2012
as Chloe Butler
MovieThe Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
as Erin Fitzgerald
MovieWhat's Your Number?
2011
as Eileen
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2011
as Emily
MovieAshes
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as Jasmine
MovieValley of the Sun
2011
as Betsy
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2010
as Julia
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Sister Mary
TVBored to Death
2009
as Leah
TVThe Unusuals
2009
MovieBreaking Upwards
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as Hannah
MovieChoke
2008
as Internet Date / Gwen
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as Lobster Claw
MovieWatching the Detectives
2007
as Denise
TVTwenty Good Years
2006
as Stella Mason
MovieThe Groomsmen
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as Jules
MovieBrooklyn Lobster
2005
as Kerry Miller
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as Self
MovieWhy I Love 'Bewitched'
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as Self
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as Nina
MovieMiss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Cheryl Frasier
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as Ramona
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2003
as Scarlet
MovieTwo Weeks Notice
2002
as Meryl Brooks
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Claire Quinn
MovieMiss Congeniality
2000
as Cheryl Frasier
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2000
as Joanne Sacker
TVThe Beat
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as Beatrice Felsen
MovieYou Are Here*
2000
as Lydia
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1998
as Christina Plutzker
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Lana Madison
