
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).
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Manchester by the Sea (2016)
as Jill

You've Got Mail (1998)
as Christina Plutzker

Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Cheryl Frasier

Two Weeks Notice (2002)
as Meryl Brooks

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Cheryl Frasier

Bewitched (2005)
as Nina

What's Your Number? (2011)
as Eileen

Watching the Detectives (2007)
as Denise

The Best You Can (2025)
as Rosemary

The Groomsmen (2006)
as Jules

Choke (2008)
as Internet Date / Gwen

Kill the Poor (2003)
as Scarlet

Brenda (2026)
as Ms. Johansen

Beer for My Horses (2008)
as Lobster Claw

Brave New Jersey (2017)
as Lorraine Davison

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
as Erin Fitzgerald

Breaking Upwards (2009)
as Hannah

Weakness (2010)
as Julia

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self

Perception (2005)
as Ramona

Valley of the Sun (2011)
as Betsy

Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self

Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
as Kerry Miller

Ashes (2011)
as Jasmine

Mister Handsome (2011)
as Emily

Princeton's in the Mix (2023)
as Beth

You Are Here* (2000)
as Lydia





