Heather Burns

• Name — Heather Burns • Occupation — Film, television actress • Years Active — 1993–present • Spouse — Ajay Naidu

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".

Burns is married to actor Ajay Naidu.

• 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 Hammersmith — TV series • 2000 — The — 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" • 2006–2007 — Twenty Good Years — Stella — Main role • 2008 — Puppy Love — Ricki — TV series • 2009 — The — Bridget Demopolis — Episodes: "Crime Slut", "42", "The Circle Line" • 2009–2011 — Bored to Death — Leah — Main role • 2013 — Save Me — Jenna Derring — TV series • 2013 — Elementary — Chloe Butler — Episode: "Internal Audit" • 2014 — Blue Bloods — Sister Mary — Episode: "Burning Bridges" • 2017 — Friends from College — Anka Wexler — Episode: "Second Wedding" • 2017, 2019, 2020 — Blindspot — Kathy Gustafson aka Electra — 4 episodes • 2018 — Sneaky Pete — Trish — Episodes: "Maggie", "Buffalo Soldiers" • 2020 — The Politician — Mary Moskowitz McCutcheon — Episode: "Hail Mary" • 2021 — The Good Fight — Toni Hedger — Episode: "Once There Was A Court" • 2022 — Julia — Claire Foster — Episode: "Crepes Suzette"

• 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 Allen — Atlantic Theater Company • 2005 — Fran's Bed — Vicky — James Lapine — Playwrights Horizons • 2008 — The Marriage of Bette and Boo — Emily — Christopher Durang — Roundabout Theater Company • 2010 — Middletown — Mary Swanson — Will Eno — Vineyard Theatre • 2012 — 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