Born 1975 (age 51) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Appears in 40 titles

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

Manchester by the Sea
7.6
Manchester by the Sea
2016
as Jill
Miss Congeniality
6.5
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Cheryl Frasier
You've Got Mail
6.7
You've Got Mail
1998
as Christina Plutzker
What's Your Number?
6.5
What's Your Number?
2011
as Eileen
Two Weeks Notice
6.4
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as Meryl Brooks
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
5.7
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Cheryl Frasier
Bewitched
5.1
Bewitched
2005
as Nina
Choke
6.1
Choke
2008
as Internet Date / Gwen
Watching the Detectives
6.3
Watching the Detectives
2007
as Denise
The Groomsmen
5.2
The Groomsmen
2006
as Jules
The Best You Can
7.0
The Best You Can
2025
as Rosemary
Beer for My Horses
4.8
Beer for My Horses
2008
as Lobster Claw
Breaking Upwards
5.4
Breaking Upwards
2009
as Hannah
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
6.0
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012
as Erin Fitzgerald
Brave New Jersey
5.1
Brave New Jersey
2017
as Lorraine Davison
Valley of the Sun
4.2
Valley of the Sun
2011
as Betsy
Brooklyn Lobster
6.3
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Kerry Miller
Weakness
4.6
Weakness
2010
as Julia
Kill the Poor
5.3
Kill the Poor
2003
as Scarlet
Ashes
7.0
Ashes
2011
as Jasmine