Heather Burns

Heather Burns
Born	(1975-04-07) April 7, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television actress
Years active	1996–present
Partner(s)	Ajay Naidu

Heather Burns (born April 7, 1975) is an American actress, known for her role as Miss Rhode Island in the 2000 film Miss Congeniality. Her other film appearances include You've Got Mail (1998), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Bewitched (2005).

Life and career

Burns was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to actor Ajay Naidu, her high school boyfriend. Heather graduated from Evanston Township High School. 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) and held a recurring role opposite Zach Galifinakis in the HBO series Bored to Death.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	99 Threadwaxing	Girlfriend	Short film
1998	Number One	Lily	Short film
1998	You've Got Mail	Christina Plutzker
2000	You Are Here*	Lydia
2000	Miss Congeniality	Cheryl Frasier, Miss Rhode Island
2002	Two Weeks Notice	Meryl Brooks
2003	Kill the Poor	Scarlet
2005	Perception	Ramona
2005	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	Cheryl Frasier, Miss United States
2005	Bewitched	Nina
2005	Brooklyn Lobster	Kerry Miller
2006	The Groomsmen	Jules
2007	Watching the Detectives	Denise
2008	Claire	Caroline	Short film
2008	Choke	Internet Date / Gwen
2009	Breaking Upwards	Hannah
2010	Ashes	Jasmine
2010	Weakness	Julia
2011	Mister Handsome	Emily	Short film
2011	Valley of the Sun	Betsy
2011	What's Your Number?	Eileen
2012	The Fitzgerald Family Christmas	Erin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996–1997	One Life to Live	Herrick #1	TV series
1998	Law & Order	Lana Madison	Episode: "Carrier"
1999	Chicks	Darcy	TV film
1999	Nearly Yours	Olivia Hamemrsmith	TV series
2000	The Beat	Beatrice Felsen	Episodes: "The Beat Goes On", "They Say It's Your Birthday"
2000	The $treet	Joanne Sacker	Episode: "Rebound"
2001	The $treet	Joanne Sacker	Episodes: "Turf Wars", "Past Performance", "Junk Bonds", "Framed"
2003	With You in Spirit	Emily Burke	TV film
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Claire Quinn	Episode: "Dollhouse"
2006–2008	Twenty Good Years	Stella	Main role (13 episodes)
2008	Puppy Love	Ricki	TV series
2009	The Unusuals	Bridget Demopolis	Episodes: "Crime Slut", "42", "The Circle Line"
2009–2011	Bored to Death	Leah	Main role (22 episodes)
2012	Save Me	Jenna Derring	TV series
2013	Elementary	Chloe Butler	Episode: "Internal Audit"

External links

• Heather Burns at the Internet Movie Database
• Heather Burns at AllMovie
• Heather Burns (BuddyTV)
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