
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).

Miss Congeniality
2000 · as Cheryl Frasier

Manchester by the Sea
2016 · as Jill

You've Got Mail
1998 · as Christina Plutzker

Two Weeks Notice
2002 · as Meryl Brooks

Watching the Detectives
2007 · as Denise

Bewitched
2005 · as Nina

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 · as Cheryl Frasier

What's Your Number?
2011 · as Eileen

The Best You Can
2025 · as Rosemary

Brenda
2026 · as Ms. Johansen

The Groomsmen
2006 · as Jules

Brave New Jersey
2017 · as Lorraine Davison

Choke
2008 · as Internet Date / Gwen

Perception
2005 · as Ramona

Kill the Poor
2003 · as Scarlet

Beer for My Horses
2008 · as Lobster Claw

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005 · as Self

Mister Handsome
2011 · as Emily