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