Heather Burns
Acting Born Apr 7, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, USA 43 credits
Biography
Heather Burns is an American actress born on April 7, 1975. She is known for her roles in the 2000 film Miss Congeniality and its 2005 sequel, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Burns was born in Chicago, Illinois, and her father Jim Burns played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. She is married to actor Ajay Naidu and is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Burns has also appeared in films with Sandra Bullock, including Miss Congeniality and Two Weeks Notice, and starred in the 2011 film What's Your Number?.
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Frequent co-stars
Sandra Bullock
3 shared titles
Jason Schwartzman
2 shared titles
Katie Finneran
2 shared titles
Michael Badalucco
2 shared titles
Veanne Cox
2 shared titles
Derek Cecil
2 shared titles
Melissa De Sousa
2 shared titles
Michael Caine
2 shared titles
Ernie Hudson
2 shared titles
William Shatner
2 shared titles
Career timeline
Brenda
The Best You Can
Princeton's in the Mix
Social Distance
The Politician
The Good FightBrave New Jersey
Manchester by the Sea
BlindspotSneaky Pete
Save Me
ElementaryThe Fitzgerald Family Christmas
What's Your Number?Mister HandsomeValley of the SunAshesAshes · Writer
Blue BloodsWeakness
Bored to DeathThe UnusualsBreaking Upwards
ChokeBeer for My Horses
Watching the Detectives
Twenty Good YearsThe Groomsmen
BewitchedMiss Congeniality 2: Armed and FabulousPerceptionWhy I Love 'Bewitched'Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Kill the Poor
Two Weeks Notice
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Miss CongenialityThe BeatThe $treetYou Are Here*
You've Got Mail
Law & Order
Full filmography
- Brenda (2026) as Ms. Johansen
- The Best You Can (2025) as Rosemary
- Princeton's in the Mix (2023) as Beth
- Social Distance (2020) as Deb
- The Politician (2019) as Mary McCutcheon
- The Good Fight (2017) as Toni Hedger
- Brave New Jersey (2017) as Lorraine Davison
- Manchester by the Sea (2016) as Jill
- Blindspot (2015) as Kathy Gustafson aka Electra
- Sneaky Pete (2015) as Trish
- Save Me (2013) as Jenna Dennings
- Elementary (2012) as Chloe Butler
- The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) as Erin Fitzgerald
- What's Your Number? (2011) as Eileen
- Mister Handsome (2011) as Emily
- Valley of the Sun (2011) as Betsy
- Ashes (2011) as Jasmine
- Ashes (2011) Writer
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Sister Mary
- Weakness (2010) as Julia
- Bored to Death (2009) as Leah
- The Unusuals (2009)
- Breaking Upwards (2009) as Hannah
- Choke (2008) as Internet Date / Gwen
- Beer for My Horses (2008) as Lobster Claw
- Watching the Detectives (2007) as Denise
- Twenty Good Years (2006) as Stella Mason
- The Groomsmen (2006) as Jules
- Bewitched (2005) as Nina
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) as Cheryl Frasier
- Perception (2005) as Ramona
- Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self
- Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self
- Brooklyn Lobster (2005) as Kerry Miller
- Kill the Poor (2003) as Scarlet
- Two Weeks Notice (2002) as Meryl Brooks
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Claire Quinn
- Miss Congeniality (2000) as Cheryl Frasier
- The Beat (2000) as Beatrice Felsen
- The $treet (2000) as Joanne Sacker
- You Are Here* (2000) as Lydia
- You've Got Mail (1998) as Christina Plutzker
- Law & Order (1990) as Lana Madison