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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View Law & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990Series
7.3
View Elementary
Elementary

Elementary

2012Series
7.6
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Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010Series
7.8
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series
7.6
View Blindspot
Blindspot

Blindspot

2015Series
7.4
View The Good Fight
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

2017Series
7.5
View Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

2015Series
7.5
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Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016Film
7.6
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The Politician

The Politician

2019Series
7.0
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You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

1998Film
6.7
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Bored to Death

Bored to Death

2009Series
7.3
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The Beat

The Beat

2000Series
2.0