Heather Burns
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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).
Known for
Credits
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Cheryl Frasier
You've Got Mail (1998)
as Christina Plutzker
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
as Jill
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
as Meryl Brooks
Bewitched (2005)
as Nina
What's Your Number? (2011)
as Eileen
Watching the Detectives (2007)
as Denise
The Best You Can (2025)
as Rosemary
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Cheryl Frasier
Brenda (2026)
as Ms. Johansen
Choke (2008)
as Internet Date / Gwen
The Groomsmen (2006)
as Jules
Perception (2005)
as Ramona
Mister Handsome (2011)
as Emily
Kill the Poor (2003)
as Scarlet
Brave New Jersey (2017)
as Lorraine Davison
Princeton's in the Mix (2023)
as Beth
Beer for My Horses (2008)
as Lobster Claw
Breaking Upwards (2009)
as Hannah
Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
Valley of the Sun (2011)
as Betsy
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
as Erin Fitzgerald
Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
as Kerry Miller
You Are Here* (2000)
as Lydia
Weakness (2010)
as Julia
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
Ashes (2011)
as Jasmine