
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).
Acted in 40
2020s
- 2026
Brenda
Ms. Johansen
- 2025
- 2023
Princeton's in the Mix
Beth
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
Brave New Jersey
Lorraine Davison
- 2016
- 2015
- 2013
Save Me
Jenna Dennings · 7 episodes
- 2012
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Erin Fitzgerald
- 2011
Mister Handsome
Emily
Ashes
Jasmine
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Unusuals
TV
Breaking Upwards
Hannah
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Twenty Good Years
Stella Mason · 13 episodes
- 2005
Brooklyn Lobster
Kerry Miller
Perception
Ramona
- 2003
Kill the Poor
Scarlet
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
The $treet
Joanne Sacker · 5 episodes
You Are Here*
Lydia
1990s
- 1998
- 1990
Wrote 1
2010s
- 2011
Ashes
Writer
Appearances2
2000s
- 2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self