Acting
Heather Burns
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
7 April 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Χέδερ Μπερνς · Хезер Бёрнс
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
Filmography
Brenda
as Ms. Johansen
The Best You Can
as Rosemary
Brave New Jersey
as Lorraine Davison
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
as Erin Fitzgerald
Valley of the Sun
as Betsy
Ashes
as Jasmine, Writer
What's Your Number?
as Eileen
Weakness
as Julia
Breaking Upwards
as Hannah
Choke
as Internet Date / Gwen
Beer for My Horses
as Lobster Claw
Watching the Detectives
as Denise
The Groomsmen
as Jules
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Cheryl Frasier
Bewitched
as Nina
Perception
as Ramona
Brooklyn Lobster
as Kerry Miller
Kill the Poor
as Scarlet
Two Weeks Notice
as Meryl Brooks
Miss Congeniality
as Cheryl "Rhode Island"
You Are Here*
as Lydia
You've Got Mail
as Christina Plutzker