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Heather Burns
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 26716
IMDb ID: nm0122688
Known for: Acting
Born: April 7, 1975
Age: 51
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q445115
Also known as
Χέδερ Μπερνς • Хезер Бёрнс
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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).
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Heather Burns.
as Jill
Manchester by the Sea
2016 • Movie
as Christina Plutzker
You've Got Mail
1998 • Movie
as Cheryl Frasier
Miss Congeniality
2000 • Movie
as Eileen
What's Your Number?
2011 • Movie
as Meryl Brooks
Two Weeks Notice
2002 • Movie
as Denise
Watching the Detectives
2007 • Movie
as Internet Date / Gwen
Choke
2008 • Movie
as Cheryl Frasier
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 • Movie
as Nina
Bewitched
2005 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Heather Burns.
as Sister Mary • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Chloe Butler • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Claire Quinn • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Toni Hedger • 1 eps
The Good Fight
2017 • Series
as Trish • 2 eps
Sneaky Pete
2015 • Series
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra • 4 eps
Blindspot
2015 • Series
as Lana Madison • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Leah • 24 eps
Bored to Death
2009 • Series
as Mary McCutcheon • 1 eps
The Politician
2019 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Heather Burns.
as Jill
Manchester by the Sea
2016 • Movie
as Christina Plutzker
You've Got Mail
1998 • Movie
as Cheryl Frasier
Miss Congeniality
2000 • Movie
as Meryl Brooks
Two Weeks Notice
2002 • Movie
as Cheryl Frasier
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 • Movie
as Eileen
What's Your Number?
2011 • Movie
as Nina
Bewitched
2005 • Movie
as Rosemary
The Best You Can
2025 • Movie
as Ms. Johansen
Brenda
2026 • Movie
as Denise
Watching the Detectives
2007 • Movie
as Internet Date / Gwen
Choke
2008 • Movie
as Jules
The Groomsmen
2006 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Heather Burns.
as Lana Madison • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Claire Quinn • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Sister Mary • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Chloe Butler • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra • 4 eps
Blindspot
2015 • Series
as Toni Hedger • 1 eps
The Good Fight
2017 • Series
as Trish • 2 eps
Sneaky Pete
2015 • Series
as Mary McCutcheon • 1 eps
The Politician
2019 • Series
as Leah • 24 eps
Bored to Death
2009 • Series
as Beatrice Felsen • 6 eps
The Beat
2000 • Series
as Joanne Sacker • 5 eps
The $treet
2000 • Series
as Deb • 1 eps
Social Distance
2020 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Heather Burns.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Heather Burns.
as Ms. Johansen
Brenda
2026 • Movie
as Rosemary
The Best You Can
2025 • Movie
as Beth
Princeton's in the Mix
2023 • Movie
as Lorraine Davison
Brave New Jersey
2017 • Movie
as Jill
Manchester by the Sea
2016 • Movie
as Erin Fitzgerald
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012 • Movie
as Eileen
What's Your Number?
2011 • Movie
as Emily
Mister Handsome
2011 • Movie
as Jasmine
Ashes
2011 • Movie
as Betsy
Valley of the Sun
2011 • Movie
as Julia
Weakness
2010 • Movie
as Hannah
Breaking Upwards
2009 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Heather Burns.
as Deb • 1 eps
Social Distance
2020 • Series
as Mary McCutcheon • 1 eps
The Politician
2019 • Series
as Toni Hedger • 1 eps
The Good Fight
2017 • Series
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra • 4 eps
Blindspot
2015 • Series
as Trish • 2 eps
Sneaky Pete
2015 • Series
as Jenna Dennings • 7 eps
Save Me
2013 • Series
as Chloe Butler • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Sister Mary • 1 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Leah • 24 eps
Bored to Death
2009 • Series
2 eps
The Unusuals
2009 • Series
as Stella Mason • 13 eps
Twenty Good Years
2006 • Series
as Claire Quinn • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series