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''. Her other film appearances include ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (2002) and '' Bewitched'' (2005).

Life and career

Burns was born in

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. She graduated from

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. She is a graduate of New York University's

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. Her father Jim Burns played basketball for the Chicago Bulls, and as an attorney was the US Attorney in Chicago from 1992-1996. Burns has appeared in a number of films with Sandra Bullock, including '' Miss Congeniality'' (2000), ''

'' (2002) and '' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous'' (2005). She also starred in the film ''

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'' (2011) and she held a recurring role opposite

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in the HBO series '' Bored to Death'' and played Trish in the Amazon webseries ''Sneaky Pete'' (2017). In 2020, she appeared as a guest star in the

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series ''

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'', for which she received praise for her performance.

Personal life

Burns is married to actor

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Heather 1975 births Living people Actresses from Chicago American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Tisch School of the Arts alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Evanston Township High School alumni Screenwriters from Illinois