Acting
Heather Burns
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
Film · 2026
The Best You Can
Film · 2025
Princeton's in the Mix
Film · 2023
Social Distance
Series · 2020
The Politician
Series · 2019
Brave New Jersey
Film · 2017
The Good Fight
Series · 2017
Manchester by the Sea
Film · 2016
Blindspot
Series · 2015
Sneaky Pete
Series · 2015
Save Me
Series · 2013
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Film · 2012
Elementary
Series · 2012
Valley of the Sun
Film · 2011
Ashes
Film · 2011
What's Your Number?
Film · 2011
Mister Handsome
Film · 2011
Weakness
Film · 2010
Blue Bloods
Series · 2010
Breaking Upwards
Film · 2009
The Unusuals
Series · 2009
Bored to Death
Series · 2009
Choke
Film · 2008
Beer for My Horses
Film · 2008
Watching the Detectives
Film · 2007
The Groomsmen
Film · 2006
Twenty Good Years
Series · 2006
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Film · 2005
Bewitched
Film · 2005
Perception
Film · 2005
Brooklyn Lobster
Film · 2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Film · 2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Film · 2005
Kill the Poor
Film · 2003
Two Weeks Notice
Film · 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Miss Congeniality
Film · 2000
You Are Here*
Film · 2000
The $treet
Series · 2000
The Beat
Series · 2000
You've Got Mail
Film · 1998
Law & Order
Series · 1990