Cast & creator
Heather Burns
Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods
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).
Also known as: Χέδερ Μπερνς, Хезер Бёрнс
28
film credits
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television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
6.5
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (43)
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Law & Order
Lana Madison
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Claire Quinn
2001
Blue Bloods
Sister Mary
2010
Elementary
Chloe Butler
2012
Blindspot
Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
2015
The Good Fight
Toni Hedger
2017
Sneaky Pete
Trish
2015
You've Got Mail
Christina Plutzker
1998
Bored to Death
Leah
2009
Manchester by the Sea
Jill
2016
Miss Congeniality
Cheryl 'New York'
2000
The Politician
Mary McCutcheon
2019
What's Your Number?
Eileen
2011
The Beat
Beatrice Felsen
2000
Two Weeks Notice
Meryl Brooks
2002
The Unusuals
2009
The $treet
Joanne Sacker
2000
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Cheryl Frasier
2005
Bewitched
Nina
2005
Social Distance
Deb
2020
Twenty Good Years
Stella Mason
2006
Save Me
Jenna Dennings
2013
The Best You Can
Rosemary
2025
Watching the Detectives
Denise
2007
Choke
Internet Date / Gwen
2008
The Groomsmen
Jules
2006
Valley of the Sun
Betsy
2011
Brenda
Ms. Johansen
2026
Beer for My Horses
Lobster Claw
2008
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Erin Fitzgerald
2012
Breaking Upwards
Hannah
2009
Perception
Ramona
2005
Kill the Poor
Scarlet
2003
Brave New Jersey
Lorraine Davison
2017
Weakness
Julia
2010
Princeton's in the Mix
Beth
2023
Mister Handsome
Emily
2011
Brooklyn Lobster
Kerry Miller
2005
You Are Here*
Lydia
2000
Ashes
Jasmine
2011Ashes
Writer
2011