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Heather Burns

Heather Burns

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 07, 1975 (50)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated May 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Chica ... go 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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Filmography

Brave New Jersey

Brave New Jersey

2017

as Lorraine Davison

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016

as Jill

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012

as Erin Fitzgerald

Ashes

Ashes

2011

as Jasmine

Mister Handsome

Mister Handsome

2011

as Emily

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

2011

as Betsy

What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

2011

as Eileen

Weakness

Weakness

2010

as Julia

Breaking Upwards

Breaking Upwards

2009

as Hannah

Choke

Choke

2008

as Internet Date / Gwen

Beer for My Horses

Beer for My Horses

2008

as Lobster Claw

Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007

as Denise

The Groomsmen

The Groomsmen

2006

as Jules

Perception

Perception

2005

as Ramona

Brooklyn Lobster

Brooklyn Lobster

2005

as Kerry Miller

Bewitched

Bewitched

2005

as Nina

Kill the Poor

Kill the Poor

2003

as Scarlet

Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice

2002

as Meryl Brooks

You Are Here*

You Are Here*

2000

as Lydia

Miss Congeniality

Miss Congeniality

2000

as Cheryl Frasier

You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

1998

as Christina Plutzker

Ashes

Ashes

2011

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Bored to Death

as Leah

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 20, 2009

The Beat

as Beatrice Felsen

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 21, 2000

Save Me

as Jenna Dennings

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 23, 2013

The $treet

as Joanne Sacker

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 01, 2000

Blindspot

as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 21, 2015

Sneaky Pete

as Trish

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 07, 2015

The Good Fight

as Toni Hedger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Elementary

as Chloe Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

Blue Bloods

as Sister Mary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Law & Order

as Lana Madison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Claire Quinn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

The Politician

as Mary McCutcheon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2019

Twenty Good Years

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 11, 2006

The Unusuals

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 08, 2009

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2025 1 13 31 3
2025 2 6 12 1
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