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Heather Burns Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1975-04-07

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Credits:
40 Total Roles

Heather Burns

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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).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Brenda MOVIE Ms. Johansen
2025 The Best You Can MOVIE Rosemary
2023 Princeton's in the Mix MOVIE Beth
2020 Social Distance TV Deb
2019 The Politician TV Mary McCutcheon
2017 Brave New Jersey MOVIE Lorraine Davison
2017 The Good Fight TV Toni Hedger
2016 Manchester by the Sea MOVIE Jill
2015 Blindspot TV Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
2015 Sneaky Pete TV Trish

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