Heather Burns

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, 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.

Filmography Film

Television

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