
Heather Burns
Known For
Acting
Born
1975-04-07 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
Most Known For

Law & Order
as Lana Madison

Blue Bloods
as Sister Mary

Elementary
as Chloe Butler

Blindspot
as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Claire Quinn

The Good Fight
as Toni Hedger

Sneaky Pete
as Trish

Manchester by the Sea
as Jill

You've Got Mail
as Christina Plutzker

The Politician
as Mary McCutcheon

The $treet
as Joanne Sacker

The Beat
as Beatrice Felsen

Miss Congeniality
as Cheryl Frasier

Bewitched
as Nina

Bored to Death
as Leah

What's Your Number?
as Eileen

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Cheryl Frasier

The Best You Can
as Rosemary

Social Distance
as Deb

Two Weeks Notice
as Meryl Brooks