Heather Burns is an American actress. She is known for playing the best friend role in a string of successful romantic comedies such as You've Got Mail (1998), Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), and Bewitched (2005).
Career Burns has appeared in a number of films with Sandra Bullock, including Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005). She also starred in the film What's Your Number? (2011) and she held a series regular role opposite Zach Galifianakis 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 Netflix series The Politician, for which she received praise for her performance. In 2024 she acted in the off Broadway revival of the Kenneth Lonergan play Hold On to Me Darling opposite Adam Driver. Christopher Barnard of Vogue praised her performance describing her as having "sharklike cunning and steadiness".
Personal life Burns is married to actor Ajay Naidu.Daniel Maurer."Tribeca: The Party Report" .Metro New York. April 26, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2006.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1998You've Got MailChristina Plutzker2000You Are Here*Lydia2000Miss CongenialityCheryl Frasier, Miss Rhode Island2002Two Weeks NoticeMeryl Brooks2003Kill the PoorScarlet2005PerceptionRamona2005Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and FabulousCheryl Frasier, Miss United States2005BewitchedNina2005Brooklyn LobsterKerry Miller2006Jules2007Watching the DetectivesDenise2008ChokeInternet Date / Gwen2009Breaking UpwardsHannah2010AshesJasmine2010WeaknessJulia2011Valley of the SunBetsy2011What's Your Number?Eileen2012Erin2016Manchester by the SeaJill2016Brave New JerseyLorraine Davison2025The Best You CanRosemary
Television Year Title Role Notes1996–1997One Life to LiveHerrick #1TV series1998Law & OrderLana MadisonEpisode: "Carrier"1999ChicksDarcyTV film1999Nearly YoursOlivia HammersmithTV series2000Beatrice FelsenEpisodes: "The Beat Goes On", "They Say It's Your Birthday"2000The $treetJoanne SackerEpisode: "Rebound"2001The $treetJoanne SackerEpisodes: "Turf Wars", "Past Performance", "Junk Bonds", "Framed"2003With You in SpiritEmily BurkeTV film2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentClaire QuinnEpisode: "Dollhouse"2006–2007Twenty Good YearsStellaMain role2008Puppy LoveRickiTV series2009Bridget DemopolisEpisodes: "Crime Slut", "42", "The Circle Line"2009–2011Bored to DeathLeahMain role2013Save MeJenna DerringTV series2013ElementaryChloe ButlerEpisode: "Internal Audit"2014Blue BloodsSister MaryEpisode: "Burning Bridges"2017Friends from CollegeAnka WexlerEpisode: "Second Wedding"2017, 2019, 2020BlindspotKathy Gustafson aka Electra 4 episodes2018Sneaky PeteTrishEpisodes: "Maggie", "Buffalo Soldiers"2020The PoliticianMary Moskowitz McCutcheonEpisode: "Hail Mary"2021The Good FightToni HedgerEpisode: "Once There Was A Court"2022JuliaClaire FosterEpisode: "Crepes Suzette"
Theater Year Title Role Playwright Venue Ref. 2001 Lobby Hero Dawn Kenneth Lonergan Playwrights Horizons, John Houseman Theater 2003 This Is Our Youth Jessica Goldman Kenneth Lonergan Garrick Theatre, West End 2003 Writer's Block Jenny Woody AllenAtlantic Theater Company 2005 Fran's Bed VickyJames Lapine Playwrights Horizons 2008 The Marriage of Bette and Boo Emily Christopher Durang Roundabout Theater Company 2010 Middletown Mary Swanson Will EnoVineyard Theatre2012 Medieval Play Catherine of Sienna Kenneth Lonergan Signature Theatre Company 2014 Dinner with Friends Beth Donald Margulies Roundabout Theater Company 2017 The Kid Stays in the Picture Young Robert Evans, Mia Farrow, Ali MacGraw, Ensemble Simon McBurney Royal Court 2018 Peace for Mary Frances Helen Lily Thorne The New Group 2022 Epiphany Kelly Brian Watkins Lincoln Center Theater 2024 Hold On to Me Darling Nancy Kenneth Lonergan Lucille Lortel Theater, Off-broadway
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