Heather Burns
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).
Filmography
Brenda
2026
as Ms. Johansen
The Best You Can
2025
as Rosemary
Princeton's in the Mix
2023
as Beth
Brave New Jersey
2017
as Lorraine Davison
Manchester by the Sea
2016
as Jill
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
as Erin Fitzgerald
What's Your Number?
2011
as Eileen
Mister Handsome
2011
as Emily
Ashes
2011
as Jasmine
Valley of the Sun
2011
as Betsy
Weakness
2010
as Julia
Breaking Upwards
2009
as Hannah
Choke
2008
as Internet Date / Gwen
Beer for My Horses
2008
as Lobster Claw
Watching the Detectives
2007
as Denise
The Groomsmen
2006
as Jules
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Kerry Miller
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
Bewitched
2005
as Nina
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Cheryl Frasier
Perception
2005
as Ramona
Kill the Poor
2003
as Scarlet
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as Meryl Brooks